FL H0971

At least one circuit judge must be available on weekends, holidays, and after-hours on weekdays to hear motions enforcing time-sharing orders, in addition to domestic violence temporary injunctions

Contested temporary parental responsibility and time-sharing hearings must be set within 30 days of filing, and courts cannot require mediation as a condition for a hearing without both parties' consent

Motions to enforce compliance with existing time-sharing orders must receive a hearing within 5 business days; if the assigned judge is unavailable, an on-call judge must hold the hearing

Courts must issue parenting plan determinations upon motion by a party in paternity proceedings, changing from discretionary to mandatory

Removes provisions that automatically granted sole parental responsibility and all time-sharing to the obligee parent or mother when paternity judgments lacked parenting plans

Effective date: July 1, 2026