SB266 - Children's Equal Access Act

• Establishes rebuttable presumption that joint custody is in the best interest of the child, which can only be overcome by written findings of fact that joint custody is not in the child's best interest.

• Requires courts to order a parenting plan in every custody case that specifies the time each parent will spend with the child, covering care, education, medical care, holidays, child support, transportation, and health care decisions.

• Courts may establish parenting plans without both parents' consent when in the child's best interest; if both parents submit the same plan, it shall be granted unless the court makes specific findings against it.

• Creates remedies when a parent refuses to adhere to the court-ordered time sharing schedule without proper cause, including make-up time, attorney's fees, mandatory parenting courses, and actual cost reimbursement.

• Applies to parenting time orders, custody orders, and child support orders issued on or after January 1, 2020; becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.