H.B. 251
         JOINT CUSTODY AMENDMENTS

house committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 6, 2009 1:38 pm



Representative Lorie D. Fowlke proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 4, Lines 110 through 114 :    

             110          (5) [(a)] The appointment of joint legal
{   or physical   } custodians does not impair or limit

             111      the authority of the court to order support of the child, including payments by one custodian to
             112      the other.
             113          [(b)] (6) An order of joint legal
{   or physical   } custody, in itself, is not grounds for

             114      modifying a support order.

2.    Page 5, Line 122 :    

             122          (1) On the
{   motion   }        petition       of one or both of the parents, or the joint legal or physical custodians


3.    Page 5, Lines 141 through 147 :    

             141          (b) The court shall make specific written findings on each of the factors relied upon
             142      stating:
             143          (i) a material and substantial change of circumstance has occurred;
  and      

             144          (ii) a modification of the terms and conditions of the order would be an improvement
             145      for and in the best interest of the child.
{   ; and

             146          (iii) where each factor falls within the spectrum of relative importance and to accord
             147      each factor its appropriate weight.  
}


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