Senate adopts amendment clarifying a factor for child-custody decisions
Senate Bill 609 was amended to require courts to consider whether a proposed parenting schedule allows both parents to remain active in the child's life while preserving judicial discretion; sponsor said family-law stakeholders helped craft the amendment.
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Senate Bill 609, considered on third and final reading, was amended by the Judiciary Committee to add an evaluative factor for courts weighing parenting schedules. Chairman Gordon described the amendment as a requirement that courts consider how effectively a proposed parenting schedule allows both parents to remain active in the child's life.
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