This bill modifies provisions related to custody and visitation for individuals other than a parent.
This bill:
- modifies a standard required to support an award of non-parental custody or visitation;
- clarifies that a court that has received a petition seeking non-parent custody or visitation may, as part of the adjudication of the petition, make findings relating to a parent's ability to exercise primary physical custody, and make findings relating to a claim of parental abuse or neglect of a minor child; and
- clarifies the time period that is applicable to a court's findings.
Recommended by: Judiciary Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 81-9-402