H-1209

   Amend House File 932 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, after line 28 by inserting: 
   <(3)  The court, at the court’s discretion and based on the totality of circumstances, may deny a parent’s request to modify an order awarding child custody after the parent fulfills the requirements listed by a court under subparagraph (2), provided that the court makes a determination that an award of joint custody is not in the best interest of the child. If the court makes such a determination, the determination shall be accompanied by specific findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting the determination.> 

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THOMSON of Floyd