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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1026
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1494
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.
SEN. MILLER P., 27th Dist.
REP. SANCHEZ R., 25th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESUMPTION OF JOINT CUSTODY
AND EQUAL SHARED PARENTING TIME IN MATTERS INVOLVING
THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF A MINOR CHILD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 46b-56 of the general statutes be 1
amended to provide that: (1) There shall be a rebuttable presumption 2
that joint custody and equal shared parenting time is in the best interest 3
of the child, (2) such presumption may be rebutted by clear and 4
convincing evidence, and (3) if a deviation from equal parenting time is 5
warranted, the court shall order a parenting time schedule that 6
maximizes the time each parent or de facto custodian has with the child 7
and that is consistent with ensuring the child's welfare. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To create a rebuttable presumption of joint custody and equal shared
parenting time in matters involving the care and custody of a minor
child.