IA HSB300

Requires courts to mandate that parents submit a proposed joint physical care parenting plan when requesting joint physical custody, changing this from discretionary to mandatory

When a court denies joint physical care, the ruling must include specific findings of fact and conclusions of law explaining why joint physical care is not in the child's best interest

Courts denying joint physical care must provide the non-custodial parent with a specific list of requirements they must meet to be awarded joint physical care in the future

A parent's fulfillment of the court-listed requirements constitutes a "material and substantial change in circumstances" for purposes of modifying the custody order

Prohibits the parent awarded physical care from intentionally impeding the other parent from fulfilling the court-listed requirements for obtaining joint physical care