H.B. 82 Summary

• Creates a rebuttable presumption that a parent's felony conviction for violent or sexual offenses against minors, or requirement to register as a sex offender, is detrimental to the child and not in the child's best interest for custody decisions.

• Prohibits children from being placed in homes where household members have committed family violence, have felony convictions for violent or sexual offenses against minors, or are required to register as sex offenders unless the court documents specific findings in writing or on the record.

• Establishes that sex offender registration requirements constitute a presumption of risk affecting the burden of proof in custody and visitation determinations, requiring courts to find no significant risk before allowing custody or unsupervised visitation.

• Prohibits custody or unsupervised visitation with parents convicted of first-degree murder when the victim was the other parent of the child, unless the court finds no risk to the child's health, safety, and welfare.

• Prevents courts from disclosing the custodial parent's residence, employment, or the child's school unless disclosure is found to be in the child's best interest, and adds sex offender registration status as a factor in best interest determinations.