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Senate splits on custody reform as substitute language advances after procedural division
Summary
A long debate over custody statute reform (Senate Bill 122) produced competing substitutes (including a '50/50 cookie cutter' option and a restored third substitute). After a procedural division and disputed ruling, the Senate adopted the second substitute and circled the bill for further work.
Senate Bill 122, a package of custody statute changes that would alter presumptions and provide cookie-cutter schedules for certain custody splits, drew prolonged debate on the Senate floor Feb. 19.
Sponsor Senator Weiler (introducing the revised substitute) said his third substitute restores much original statutory language while keeping a rebuttable presumption aimed at balancing parental participation. Senator Wyler offered a competing second substitute that would create an explicit 50/50 visitation statute in situations where parents can cooperate…
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