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AZ SB1373
Bill
Status
2/27/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shawnna Bolick
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 25-403 regarding legal decision-making and parenting time determinations based on the child's best interests.
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Establishes that children at least fourteen years of age who are sufficiently mature may select their preferred parent regarding custody and parenting time, with the child's selection considered presumptive unless the court determines it is not in the child's best interest.
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Removes the requirement that the child be "of suitable age and maturity" before the court considers the child's wishes, instead establishing a specific age threshold of fourteen years.
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Maintains the court's obligation to make specific findings on the record about all relevant factors and reasons when deciding contested legal decision-making or parenting time cases.
Legislative Description
Custody; parenting time; child preference
Legal Decision-making
Last Action
House read second time
3/19/2024