§48-9-301a. Child Abuse Allegations
(a) If allegations of child abuse are made during a child custody proceeding and the court has concerns regarding the child’s safety, the court may take any reasonable, temporary steps as the court, in its discretion, considers appropriate under the circumstances to protect the child’s safety until an investigation can be completed. Nothing in this […]
§48-9-202. Court-Ordered Services
§48-9-202. Court-ordered services. (a)(1) The court shall inform the parents, or require them to be informed, about: (A) How to prepare a parenting plan;
§48-9-203. Proposed Temporary Parenting Plan; Temporary Order; Amendment
(a) A parent seeking a temporary order relating to parenting shall file and serve a proposed temporary parenting plan by motion. The other parent, if contesting the proposed temporary parenting plan, shall file and serve a responsive proposed parenting plan. Either parent may move to have a proposed temporary parenting plan entered as part of […]
§48-9-204. Criteria for Temporary Parenting Plan
(a) After considering the proposed temporary parenting plan filed pursuant to 48-9-203 of this code and other relevant evidence presented, the court shall make a temporary parenting plan that is in the best interest of the child, which shall be in writing and contain specific findings of fact upon which the court bases its determinations. […]
§48-9-205. Permanent Parenting Plan
(a) A party seeking a judicial allocation of custodial responsibility or decision-making responsibility under this article shall file a proposed parenting plan with the court. Parties may file a joint plan. A proposed plan shall be verified and shall state, to the extent known or reasonably discoverable by the filing party or parties: (1) The […]
§48-9-206. Allocation of Custodial Responsibility at Final Hearing
(a) Unless otherwise resolved by agreement of the parents under 48-9-201 of this code or unless harmful to the child, the court shall allocate custodial responsibility so that, except to the extent required under 48-9-209 of this code, the custodial time the child spends with each parent shall be equal (50-50). (b) The court shall […]
§48-9-207. Allocation of Significant Decision-Making Responsibility at Temporary or Final Hearing
(a) Unless otherwise resolved by agreement of the parents under 48-9-201 of this code, the court shall allocate responsibility for making significant life decisions on behalf of the child, including the childs education and health care, to one parent or to both parents jointly, in accordance with the childs best interest, in light of the […]
§48-9-208. Parental Dispute Resolution
(a) If provisions for resolving parental disputes are not ordered by the court pursuant to a parenting agreement in 48-9-201 of this code, the court shall order a method of resolving disputes that serves the childs best interest in light of: (1) The parents wishes and the stability of the child;
§48-9-209. Parenting Plan; Considerations
When entering an order approving or implementing a temporary or permanent parenting plan order, including custodial allocation, the court shall consider whether a parent: (1) Has abused, neglected, or abandoned a child, as defined by state law;
§48-9-209a. Child Conceived as Result of Sexual Assault or Sexual Abuse by a Parent; Rights of a Biological Parent Convicted of Sexual Assault or Abuse; Post-Conviction Cohabitation; Rebuttable Presumption Upon Separation or Divorce
§48-9-209a. Child conceived as result of sexual assault or sexual abuse by a parent; rights of a biological parent convicted of sexual assault or abuse; post-conviction cohabitation; rebuttable presumption upon separation or divorce. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child custodial responsibility or parenting time dispute involves a child who is […]