Text: HF00188 Text: HF00190 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 598.41, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. If both parents are deemed by the 1 4 court to be capable of adequately providing for the routine 1 5 care of the child, the court, in ordering the award of custody 1 6 or physical care, shall give primary consideration to the 1 7 historical performance, by a parent, of caretaking functions 1 8 relating to the routine care of the child without regard to 1 9 the income or income source of that parent. 1 10 As used in this subsection, "caretaking functions" means 1 11 tasks that involve interaction with the child or care of the 1 12 child, including the direction of interaction and care by 1 13 others. Caretaking functions include all of the following: 1 14 a. Feeding, bedtime and morning routines, care of the 1 15 child when sick or injured, bathing, grooming, personal 1 16 hygiene, dressing, recreation and play, physical safety, 1 17 transportation, and other functions that meet the daily 1 18 physical needs of the child. 1 19 b. Direction of the child's various developmental needs, 1 20 including the acquisition of motor and language skills, toilet 1 21 training, self-confidence, and maturation. 1 22 c. Discipline, instruction in manners, and assignment and 1 23 supervision of chores and other tasks that address the child's 1 24 needs for behavioral control and self-restraint. 1 25 d. Arrangements for the child's education, including 1 26 remedial or special services appropriate to the child's needs 1 27 and interests, communication with teachers and counselors, and 1 28 supervision of homework. 1 29 e. The development and maintenance of appropriate 1 30 interpersonal relationships with peers, siblings, and adults. 1 31 f. Arrangements for health care, including scheduling 1 32 appointments, communication with health care providers, 1 33 medical follow-up, and home health care. 1 34 g. Moral guidance. 1 35 h. Arrangement of alternative care by a family member, 2 1 babysitter, or other child care provider or facility, 2 2 including investigation of alternatives, communication with 2 3 providers, and supervision. 2 4 EXPLANATION 2 5 This bill provides that if both parents are deemed by the 2 6 court to be capable of adequately providing for the routine 2 7 care of the child, the court, in awarding custody or physical 2 8 care of a child, is required to give primary consideration to 2 9 the historical performance, by a parent, of caretaking 2 10 functions relating to the routine care of the child. In this 2 11 determination, the court is directed to disregard the income 2 12 or income source of that parent. The bill defines "caretaking 2 13 functions". 2 14 LSB 2125HH 79 2 15 pf/cls/14
Text: HF00188 Text: HF00190 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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