H 3481

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2023
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Child Custody

Abstract

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-15-220, RELATING TO PARENTING PLANS, SO AS TO CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME WITH EACH PARENT WHEN BOTH PARENTS ARE WILLING, ABLE, AND FIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-15-240, RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CERTAIN FACTORS WHEN DETERMINING WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A CHILD, TO REQUIRE THAT A CHILD CUSTODY ORDER INCLUDE FINDINGS OF FACT IF THE TIME-SHARING SCHEDULE DOES NOT ALLOCATE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL PARENTING TIME TO EACH PARENT, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS TO MODIFY CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS.

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Feb 15, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

Jan 26, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter

Jan 18, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde, White

Jan 10, 2023

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Introduced and read first time

Dec 08, 2022

House

Prefiled

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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