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SC H 3085

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Child Custody

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-15-220, 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 BY AMENDING 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.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-18 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Gatchprimary
  • Kilmartinprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary
  • Magnusonprimary
  • Martinprimary
  • Chumleyprimary
  • Edgertonprimary
  • Willisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton

  6. 2026-02-18

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3085&session=126&summary=B

Attribution

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