Senate Bill 1498

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 1498

    By Senator Grant





    13-1152-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to child custody; amending s.

  3         61.121, F.S.; providing that no presumption

  4         arises in favor of or against rotating custody;

  5         requiring shared parental responsibility in

  6         rotating custody; amending s. 61.046, F.S.;

  7         defining the term "rotating custody"; providing

  8         an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 61.121, Florida Statutes, is

13  amended to read:

14         61.121  Rotating custody.--No presumption shall arise

15  in favor of or against rotating custody. The court may order

16  rotating custody if the court finds that rotating custody will

17  be in the best interest of the child. If the court orders

18  rotating custody, the court shall order shared parental

19  responsibility.

20         Section 2.  Present subsections (14) through (18) of

21  section 61.046, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as

22  subsections (15) through (19), respectively, and a new

23  subsection (14) is added to that section, to read:

24         61.046  Definitions.--As used in this chapter:

25         (14)  "Rotating custody" means a court-ordered

26  relationship, including alternating custody, joint residential

27  parenting, and co-primary residency, in which each parent

28  maintains a primary residence or is the custodial parent of

29  the child for a distinct period of time and the noncustodial

30  parent or secondary residential parent may have visitation

31  rights or parental responsibilities.

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  1         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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  5    Provides that there is to be no presumption either in
      favor of or against rotating custody in a child-custody
  6    proceeding. Defines the term "rotating custody."

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