Bill > SB404

This bill amends Georgia law regarding child custody proceedings to establish joint legal and physical custody as the default arrangement, meaning courts will presume this is in the child's best interest unless proven otherwise by a preponderance of the evidence. This change shifts away from the previous approach where no specific custody arrangement was favored and allows for deviations from equally shared parenting time only if warranted by the child's best interests, with the court then creating a suitable parenting schedule.