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Senate committee advances bill letting parents petition custody regardless of when original order was entered
Summary
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee favorably recommended HB105, which would let parents file petitions to modify custody or guardianship “regardless of when” a prior permanent‑custody order was entered, potentially allowing petitions tied to orders from many years earlier; the committee voted unanimously to advance the bill.
Representative Sheyb Watkins told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that HB105 is a targeted change to family‑law procedure intended to let parents who have reformed their lives ask a court for custody or guardianship despite the age of an earlier order. "A parent may file a petition in court ... regardless of when the order granting…
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