IN SB0036 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
Pending: Senate Civil Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
Pending: Senate Civil Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Physical custody and parenting time. Adds a rebuttable presumption in child custody proceedings that: (1) joint physical custody is in the best interests of the child; and (2) equal parenting time is in the best interests of the child. Provides that the default joint physical custody or parenting time schedule is to alternate weekly physical custody of the child, unless the parents submit an alternative schedule that is approved by the court.
Title
Physical custody and parenting time. Adds a rebuttable presumption in child custody proceedings that: (1) joint physical custody is in the best interests of the child; and (2) equal parenting time is in the best interests of the child. Provides that the default joint physical custody or parenting time schedule is to alternate weekly physical custody of the child, unless the parents submit an alternative schedule that is approved by the court.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Ford [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law |
| 2017-01-03 | Senate | Authored by Senator Ford |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/36/details |
| Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/7/0/2/c7024283/SB0036.01.INTR.pdf |
