SF4120 Summary

• Requires that custodians of a petitioner's minor children receive notice of any order for protection, hearings on protection orders, and cancellations or modifications of protection orders.

• Adds definition of "custodian" as any person other than the petitioner or respondent who is under legal obligation to provide care and support for a minor child of the petitioner, excluding persons whose parental rights have been terminated.

• Requires petitions for protection orders to state whether the petitioner has minor children and provide the name and location or residence of any custodian.

• Mandates that custodians be served with copies of protection orders and notices of hearings, with service allowed by personal service or certified mail.

• Specifies that failure to serve a custodian must not prevent an order from taking effect or invalidate any order issued, though the court may reschedule a hearing if custodian service is not completed at least 24 hours before the hearing.