HB2254 Summary

• Requires courts to reevaluate temporary legal decision-making or parenting time orders within six months of issuance and hold an evidentiary hearing upon request of either party to determine whether to continue or modify the order.

• Mandates that courts hold evidentiary hearings on temporary order motions within 60 days of filing, with limited exceptions for party waiver, separate conferences, or extraordinary circumstances requiring written findings.

• Requires courts to make specific factual findings on the record when issuing temporary orders, addressing factors in section 25-403 and indicating which factors are relevant to the child's best interests.

• Requires a minimum of 120 minutes of hearing time for evidentiary hearings on petitions for temporary orders involving legal decision-making and parenting time.