H.F. No. 2413 Summary

• Establishes a rebuttable presumption that joint legal and physical custody is in the child's best interests upon request of either or both parents, unless domestic abuse has occurred between the parents.

• Creates a rebuttable presumption that a parent is entitled to a minimum of 40 percent of parenting time for the child, calculated by overnights or other methods reflecting significant custody periods.

• Requires courts to make detailed findings on each best interests factor and prohibits relying on any single factor to the exclusion of others, recognizing that factors may be interrelated.

• Specifies that disagreement alone over sole versus joint custody does not constitute an inability to cooperate in raising children, and that disability alone shall not be determinative of custody.

• Clarifies that in military service member cases, courts may not consider only past or possible future deployment when determining best interests of the child.