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KS HB2356

KS HB2356
Creating a presumption that joint legal custody and maximized parenting time in temporary parenting plans are in the best interests of a child and defining related terms under the Kansas family law code.


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Introduced
02/08/2023
In Committee
02/08/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/30/2024

Introduced Session

2023-2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning family law; relating to legal custody, residency and parenting time; requiring the court to adopt a parenting plan that maximizes each party's parenting time; adding misleading the court as a factor to consider when the court considers legal custody, residency and parenting time; creating a presumption that joint legal custody in a temporary parenting plan is in the best interests of a child and defining related terms under the Kansas family law code; adding failure to exercise parenting time as an action that may be considered a material change of circumstances; amending K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 23-3202, 23- 3203, 23-3211, 23-3212, 23-3213 and 23-3221 and repealing the existing sections.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Kansas family law code to create a presumption that joint legal custody and maximized parenting time in temporary parenting plans are in the best interests of a child. It defines key terms like "joint legal custody," "legal custody," and "parenting time." The bill also adds "misleading the court" as a factor for the court to consider when determining legal custody, residency, and parenting time, and it allows failure to exercise parenting time to be considered a material change of circumstances for modifying a prior order.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Judiciary (House)

Last Action

House Died in Committee (on 04/30/2024)

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