MN HF808

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that courts should maximize each parent's time with the child, requiring courts to award each parent a minimum of 50 percent parenting time unless otherwise agreed.

Courts may only deviate from the 50 percent presumption upon clear and convincing evidence of specific circumstances including parental mental illness, chemical dependency, scheduling conflicts, willful non-compliance, excessive travel distance, special needs accommodation, or child safety concerns.

Requires written findings of fact when courts deviate from the parenting time presumption, and mandates consideration that reducing parental time may impair the parent's ability to care for the child.

Permits courts to award parenting time between 47-53 percent without it constituting a deviation, and allows less than 50 percent when domestic abuse has been found or a parent is convicted of a qualified domestic violence-related offense.

Prohibits courts from limiting parenting time based solely on a child's age or a parent's gender, marital status, or relationship status, and requires evaluation of parental interference, false abuse allegations, or chronic denial of parenting time.