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Commissioners to seek amendments to parenting-time bill amid domestic-violence and legal concerns
Summary
Staff recommended moving from monitor to amend on Senate Bill 73, which would let courts order additional parenting time when time was wrongfully denied absent a substantial finding of abuse; commissioners raised concerns about a two‑year lookback, domestic-violence risk and legal uncertainty and supported pursuing clarifying amendments.
Adams County staff and commissioners agreed to pursue amendments to Senate Bill 73, a measure that would allow courts to order additional parenting time when a parent's time was wrongfully denied as a result of an investigation and there was not a substantial finding of abuse or neglect.
Staff explained constitutional and legal concerns with the bill's two‑year time window and the statutory threshold of a…
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