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OH HB253
Bill
Status
6/8/2011
Primary Sponsor
Kenny Yuko
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AI Summary
HB 253 Summary
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Replaces "shared parenting" terminology with "equal legal and physical access" throughout Ohio family law statutes, establishing a presumption of equal parental rights and responsibilities in custody determinations.
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Requires courts to grant equal legal and physical access to both parents unless clear and convincing evidence demonstrates such equality would be harmful to the children.
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Modifies child support calculation worksheets and procedures to account for equal legal and physical access arrangements, including appropriate deviations to address extraordinary circumstances.
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Establishes that parents stand on equal footing in custody matters and mandates written explanations when courts deviate from equal allocation of parental rights and responsibilities.
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Applies changes across multiple code sections including divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, temporary custody orders, and matters involving incarcerated parents in the prison nursery program.
Legislative Description
To ensure that court orders and decrees that allocate parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the care of and access to children provide for equality between the parents except where clear and convincing evidence shows that equal legal and physical access would be harmful to the children.
Court orders allocating parental rights-equality between parents
Last Action
To Judiciary & Ethics
6/8/2011