H.B. 82 - Family Court Custody and Visitation Standards

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

• Prohibits placing a child in a home with or granting unsupervised visitation to a person who has committed family violence, has felony conviction for violent or sexual offense against a minor, or must register as sex offender unless court provides written findings or on-the-record statement of reasons

• Requires courts to deem sex offender registration (for crimes against minors) as presumption of risk affecting burden of producing evidence in custody determinations

• Prohibits granting custody or unsupervised visitation to person 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

• Prohibits courts from disclosing custodial parent's residence, employment, or child's school unless court finds disclosure serves best interests of child; adds sex offender status as factor courts must consider when determining best interests of child