Child custody orders
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, 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 TO AMEND 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.
Bill status
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Introduction
Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Feb 17, 2022
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Committee
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Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
57 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Adam Morgan
RRepublican
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Annie McDaniel
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Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
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Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
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Bill Taylor
RRepublican
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Bobby Cox
RRepublican
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Brandon Newton
RRepublican
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Bruce M. Bryant
RRepublican
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Case Brittain
RRepublican
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Cezar E. McKnight
DDemocratic
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Chip Huggins
RRepublican
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Chris Wooten
RRepublican
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Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
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Davey Hiott
RRepublican
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Doug Gilliam
RRepublican
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Garry R. Smith
RRepublican
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Gil Gatch
RRepublican
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Heather Crawford
RRepublican
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Ivory Thigpen
DDemocratic
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J. Anne Parks
DDemocratic
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J.A. Moore
DDemocratic
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Jason Elliott
RRepublican
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Jay Jordan
RRepublican
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Jeff Johnson
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Jermaine Johnson
DDemocratic
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Jerry Carter
RRepublican
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Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
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Joe Bustos
RRepublican
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John King
DDemocratic
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Jonathon D. Hill
RRepublican
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Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
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Kevin Hardee
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Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
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Mark Smith
RRepublican
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Mark Willis
RRepublican
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Melissa Oremus
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Micah Caskey
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Michael Rivers
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Mike Burns
RRepublican
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Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
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Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
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R.J. May
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Randy Ligon
RRepublican
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Robert Williams
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Roger Nutt
RRepublican
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Russell Ott
DDemocratic
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Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
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Ryan McCabe
RRepublican
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Sandy N. McGarry
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Shannon Erickson
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Shedron D. Williams
DDemocratic
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Steven Long
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Stewart Jones
RRepublican
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Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
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Todd Rutherford
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Victor M. "Vic" Dabney
RRepublican
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William Bailey
RRepublican
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