Bill Text: IA SF2004 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to factors considered in determining the best interest of the child in child custody arrangements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-22 - Subcommittee, Petersen, Hogg, and Zaun. S.J. 97. [SF2004 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2004-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2004
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2004
BY
BREITBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
factors
considered
in
determining
the
best
1
interest
of
the
child
in
child
custody
arrangements.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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2004
Section
1.
Section
598.41,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
l.
Whether
a
parent
has
a
consistent
pattern
3
of
specific
conduct
or
a
specific
condition
directly
relating
4
to
the
parent-child
relationship
which
is
determined
by
the
5
court
to
be
of
a
duration
or
nature
that
renders
the
parent
6
unable,
for
the
reasonably
foreseeable
future,
to
act
as
a
7
suitable
custodian
for
the
child,
including
whether
the
parent
8
has
a
medically
verifiable
emotional
illness,
mental
illness,
9
mental
deficiency,
or
substance-related
disorder
as
defined
in
10
section
125.2.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
adds
to
the
factors
for
consideration
by
the
court
15
in
determining
what
custody
arrangement
is
in
the
best
interest
16
of
the
child,
whether
a
parent
has
a
consistent
pattern
of
17
specific
conduct
or
a
specific
condition
directly
relating
to
18
the
parent-child
relationship
which
is
determined
by
the
court
19
to
be
of
a
duration
or
nature
that
renders
the
parent
unable,
20
for
the
reasonably
foreseeable
future,
to
act
as
a
suitable
21
custodian
for
the
child,
including
whether
the
parent
has
a
22
medically
verifiable
emotional
illness,
mental
illness,
mental
23
deficiency,
or
substance-related
disorder.
24
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