Bill > H0141

This bill amends Florida Statute 61.13, which governs parenting and time-sharing of minor children. The key provisions include: 1. Creating a rebuttable presumption against shared parental responsibility and time-sharing with a minor child for a parent convicted of or who had adjudication withheld for certain specified offenses, such as domestic violence or certain sex offenses involving a minor victim. 2. Requiring the court to order sole parental responsibility for a minor child to one parent, with or without time-sharing with the other parent, if it is in the best interests of the child. 3. Establishing a rebuttable presumption against granting time-sharing with a minor child if a parent has been convicted of or had adjudication withheld for certain specified offenses involving a minor victim, which the parent may rebut by showing they pose no significant risk of harm to the child and time-sharing is in the child's best interests. The bill aims to protect minor children from potential harm by restricting parental rights and time-sharing arrangements for certain convicted parents, while still allowing courts to consider the best interests of the child.

Health and Social Services, Justice

Judiciary Committee (H)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/141