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Family court reform

Equal parenting time presumption

Makes an equal, or approximately equal, parenting-time schedule the legal starting point in a custody case. The presumption is rebuttable, and a court that orders something else has to say why.

Passed here means: A statute creates a rebuttable presumption of equal or approximately equal parenting time in an initial custody determination. Reviewed 2026-10-06.

Passed (5)

Arkansas,Florida,Kentucky,Missouri,West Virginia

Bill in progress (3)

New York,Pennsylvania,South Carolina

No bill yet (43)

Alabama,Alaska,Arizona,California,Colorado,Connecticut,Delaware,District of Columbia,Georgia,Hawaii,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Louisiana,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,New Hampshire,New Jersey,New Mexico,North Carolina,North Dakota,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,Rhode Island,South Dakota,Tennessee,Texas,Utah,Vermont,Virginia,Washington,Wisconsin,Wyoming

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