AZ HB2296

Eliminates the presumption that shared parenting time is in a child's best interests by prohibiting courts from presuming a parenting plan reflecting shared parenting time is in the child's best interest.

Revises factors courts must consider when determining parenting time to prioritize the child's bond with their primary caregiver and preservation of the child's existing schedule for stability.

Removes references to "legal decision-making" from the primary parenting time statute and adds factors courts may consider including domestic violence, substance abuse, and false reporting of child abuse.

Requires courts not to presume shared parenting time is in the child's best interests when modifying parenting time orders under section 25-411.

Streamlines the parenting plan requirements section and clarifies that shared legal decision-making does not necessarily mean equal parenting time.