This bill addresses family law proceedings.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- addresses factors for a court to consider when deciding whether to award costs, attorney fees, and witness fees in a family law proceeding;
- provides a process for ordering mental health treatment in a child custody proceeding;
- provides that a court may consider evidence of coercive control when making a child custody or parent-time decision;
- creates a new part addressing a child custody evaluation; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 81-1-203, 81-9-101, 81-9-104, 81-9-204, 81-9-206