SC H3481 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 47-13)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-15-220, Relating To Parenting Plans, So As To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That It Is In The Best Interest Of The Child To Spend Approximately An Equal Amount Of Time With Each Parent When Both Parents Are Willing, Able, And Fit; And By Amending Section 63-15-240, Relating To Child Custody Orders, So As To Require The Court To Take Into Consideration Certain Factors When Determining What Is In The Best Interest Of A Child, To Require That A Child Custody Order Include Findings Of Fact If The Time-sharing Schedule Does Not Allocate Approximately Equal Parenting Time To Each Parent, And To Provide Requirements To Modify Child Custody Orders.

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Title

Child Custody

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-15HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
2023-01-26HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
2023-01-18HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde, White
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10HouseIntroduced and read first time
2022-12-08HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0548 (Similar To) 2023-02-21 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6315220(n/a)See Bill Text
6315240(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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