How SF 294 changes current law

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The bill mandates that temporary joint physical care of a child be awarded to both parents during dissolution proceedings unless certain objections are proven.

• Section 598.10

  the court shall order on a temporary basis during the pendency of the original custody proceeding temporary joint physical care of the child to both parties unless a rebuttable presumption exists against awarding physical care to one of the parties. → the court shall award temporary joint physical care of the child to both parties during the pendency of the custody proceeding unless a rebuttable presumption exists against awarding physical care to one of the parties.

  This change requires the court to grant joint physical care of the child to both parents temporarily, reinforcing the presumption of shared custody.