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1 1 Amend the Senate amendment, H-8464, to House File
1 2 678, as passed by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 13.
1 4 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 35, the
1 5 following:
1 6 "#___. Page 1, by inserting after line 32, the
1 7 following:
1 8 "Sec. . Section 598.41, subsection 5, Code
1 9 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 10 5. a. Joint physical care may be in the best
1 11 interest of the child, but joint legal custody does
1 12 not require joint physical care.
1 13 b. On the application of either parent, the court
1 14 shall consider granting joint physical care.
1 15 c. When the court determines such action would be
1 16 in the best interest of the child and would preserve
1 17 the relationship between each parent and the child,
1 18 joint physical care may be awarded to both joint
1 19 custodial parents or physical care may be awarded to
1 20 one joint custodial parent.
1 21 d. If one joint custodial parent is awarded
1 22 physical care, the parent responsible for providing
1 23 physical care shall support the other parent's
1 24 relationship with the child. Physical care awarded to
1 25 one parent does not affect the other parent's rights
1 26 and responsibilities as a joint legal custodian of the
1 27 child. Rights and responsibilities as joint legal
1 28 custodian of the child include, but are not limited
1 29 to, equal participation in decisions affecting the
1 30 child's legal status, medical care, education,
1 31 extracurricular activities, and religious
1 32 instruction.""
1 33 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 41, the
1 34 following:
1 35 "# . Page 2, line 15, by striking the word
1 36 "subsections" and inserting the following:
1 37 "subsection".
1 38 # . Page 2, by striking lines 22 through 30."
1 39 #4. Page 1, by striking lines 44 through 46, and
1 40 inserting the following:
1 41 "Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
1 42 July 1, 2003."
1 43 #5. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating
1 44 and correcting internal references as necessary.
1 45 HF 678H
1 46 pf/es/25
1 47
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