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AZ SB1720

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Shawnna Bolick

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time (at least 45% of overnights annually for each parent) is in the child's best interests when both parents are fit and live within 25 miles of the child's school.

  • Removes the equal parenting time presumption in cases involving significant domestic violence, active orders of protection, children under age six, court-ordered treatment programs not yet completed, or when equal time would endanger the child.

  • Requires courts to make specific written findings explaining why equal parenting time is not in the child's best interests when ordering unequal arrangements.

  • Adds developmental factors to custody determinations, including the child's age, attachment needs, ability to tolerate transitions between households, and need for stability and emotional security.

  • Prohibits courts from ordering equal parenting time over the objection of a child of suitable age and maturity unless specific findings show the arrangement will not endanger the child.

Legislative Description

Equal parenting time; best interests

Legal Decision-making

Last Action

House read second time

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/11/2026
Judiciary3/4/2026
Rules2/5/2026
Judiciary and Elections2/5/2026

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