2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1067: Joint custody.

Legislative Summary

Joint custody. Provides that a biological mother and biological father have joint legal custody unless otherwise provided by law. Requires a court to award joint legal custody unless it is in the child's best interests that sole legal custody be awarded. Provides that an award of joint legal custody creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of equal division of parenting time, and to rebut the presumption, a parent must prove that equal parenting time would be detrimental to the child.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Representative DeVon
House of Representatives
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
Representatives McGuire and Teshka added as coauthors
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Dale DeVon
Dale DeVon
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/19/2024138.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/19/202468.4 KB