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CS/HB 621 — Child Custody
by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Rep. Renuart and others (CS/SB 1650 by Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Committee and Senators Storms and Altman)
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Judiciary Committee (JU)
This bill provides that a parent’s activation, deployment, or temporary assignment to military service and the resulting temporary disruption to the child may not be the sole factor in a court’s decision to grant a petition for or modification of a permanent time-sharing agreement. The bill adds to previously existing law prohibiting a court from modifying time-sharing during the time a parent is away for military service, except to issue a temporary modification order if it is in the best interest of the child, by including a specific provision stating that military service cannot be the sole factor in granting a petition for modification.
If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2011.
Vote: Senate 38-0; House 116-0