H 3481 General Bill, By S. Jones, Brittain, Gatch, Long, J.L. Johnson, M.M. Smith, Bustos, B.J. Cox, Willis, B. Newton, Magnuson, Burns, Ballentine, Nutt, Ott, Elliott, Wooten, Hiott, A.M. Morgan, Trantham, Rivers, McGinnis, Davis, Herbkersman, Erickson, Gilliam, Jordan, Rutherford, Haddon, Atkinson, Carter, Williams, J.E. Johnson, Gagnon, Alexander, Taylor, Oremus, Ligon, McCabe, Thigpen, May, Caskey, J. Moore, Bailey, King, McDaniel, Crawford, Hardee, Leber, Mitchell, Chumley, Pace, Kilmartin, Beach, Henegan, Harris, Hyde, White, Cobb-Hunter and Schuessler
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Summary: Child Custody
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-15-220, RELATING TO PARENTING PLANS, SO AS TO CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME WITH EACH PARENT WHEN BOTH PARENTS ARE WILLING, ABLE, AND FIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-15-240, RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CERTAIN FACTORS WHEN DETERMINING WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A CHILD, TO REQUIRE THAT A CHILD CUSTODY ORDER INCLUDE FINDINGS OF FACT IF THE TIME-SHARING SCHEDULE DOES NOT ALLOCATE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL PARENTING TIME TO EACH PARENT, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS TO MODIFY CHILD CUSTODY ORDERS.
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12/08/22	House	Prefiled
12/08/22	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 183)
01/10/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 183)
01/18/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde, White
01/26/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
02/15/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler