IN HB1119 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Pending: House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Pending: House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes a rebuttable presumption that an award of joint legal custody is in the best interest of a child. Requires a court, if a party seeks to rebut the presumption, to consider: (1) the fitness and suitability of each of the persons awarded joint legal custody; (2) the ability of the parents to communicate and advance the child's welfare; and (3) whether the child has established a close and beneficial relationship with both of the persons awarded joint legal custody. Repeals a provision containing language that is relocated within the Indiana Code. Repeals a provision providing that a custodial parent may determine the child's upbringing.
Title
Joint legal custody.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-06 | First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs | |
| 2011-01-06 | Authored by Representative Pond |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1119 |
| Text | http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1119.1.html |
