S.B. 2603 Summary

• Establishes rebuttable presumption that a parent with a felony conviction for violent or sexual offense against a minor, or required to register as a sex offender, should not receive sole, joint legal, or joint physical custody.

• Prohibits placing a child in a home with or allowing unsupervised visitation with a person who committed family violence, has a qualifying violent/sexual felony conviction, or is a required sex offender registrant, unless court documents reasons in writing or on record.

• Requires courts to treat sex offender registration status (resulting from felony conviction with minor victim) as a presumption of risk that shifts the burden of evidence when determining custody and visitation eligibility.

• Bars custody or unsupervised visitation for persons convicted of first-degree murder of the child's other parent unless court finds no risk to child's health, safety, and welfare with written findings; allows consideration of evidence that convicted parent was victim of domestic abuse.

• Prohibits court disclosure of custodial parent's residence, employment, or child's school unless disclosure serves the child's best interests; adds felony violent/sexual offense convictions against minors as factor courts must consider in best interests determinations.