Indiana Senate Bill 318 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Custody and parenting time. Provides that there is a presumption, rebuttable by a preponderance of the evidence, that: (1) joint physical custody is in the best interests of a child; and (2) equally shared parenting time is in the best interests of a child. Provides, for purposes of each presumption, that the presumption does not apply if a parent of the child has requested or been granted a protective order against the other parent on behalf of the child. Amends the factors a court must consider when making a physical custody determination. Requires a court that finds that equally shared parenting time is not in the best interests of the child to order a parenting time schedule that maximizes the time each parent spends with the child without endangering the child's physical health and well-being or significantly impairing the child's emotional health.

Custody and parenting time.

Sen. Chris Garten [R]

Sen. Ryan Mishler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Authored by Senators Garten and Mishler

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/318/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/d/7/7/5d77f590/SB0318.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/6/7/1/16715f5a/SB0318.01.INTR.FN001.pdf