SB 1372
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
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SB 1372: family reunification treatment; prohibitions
Sponsor: Senator Bolick, LD 2
Caucus & COW
Overview
Proscribes a court from ordering family reunification treatment that requires certain
conditions for participation unless both parents consent.
History
A.R.S. title 25, chapter 4 contains several sections of statute concerning legal decision-
making and parenting time, including provisions on parents' rights, how child support is
awarded and the conditions that may disqualify a parent from having custody of their child.
Current law gives a court the ability to determine legal decision-making and parenting time
by considering the best interests of the child. In doing so, the court must consider all factors
that are relevant to the child's physical and emotional well-being, including several non-
exclusive factors that are listed in statute (A.R.S. § 25-403).
Provisions
1. Prohibits the court from ordering family reunification treatment that requires the
following unless both parents consent:
a) a no contact order with the aligned parent;
b) an overnight, out-of-state or multiday stay;
c) a transfer of physical or legal custody of the child;
d) the use of private youth transporters or private transportation agents engaged in the
use of force, threat or force, physical obstruction or circumstances that place the safety
of the child at risk;
e) the use of threats of physical force, undue coercion, verbal abuse or isolation from the
child's family, community or other sources of support. (Sec. 1)
2. Defines family reunification treatment as a treatment, therapy, program, service or camp
that is aimed at reuniting or reestablishing a relationship between a child and an
estranged or rejected parent. (Sec. 1)
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