TN SB0448 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-07 - Withdrawn.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, establishes a preference and rebuttable presumption for joint custody or shared parenting, but gives the court wide discretion to order a custody arrangement in the child's best interest; requires the court to include findings of fact and conclusions of law to the contrary in any custody order that does not include joint custody. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

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Title

As introduced, establishes a preference and rebuttable presumption for joint custody or shared parenting, but gives the court wide discretion to order a custody arrangement in the child's best interest; requires the court to include findings of fact and conclusions of law to the contrary in any custody order that does not include joint custody. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-07SenateWithdrawn.
2019-02-06SenatePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2019-02-04SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
2019-01-31SenateFiled for introduction

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