House File 74 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY CARROLL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing parenting plans and providing an effective 2 date. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1807YH 81 5 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 598.7B PARENTING PLANS. 1 2 1. Beginning October 1, 2005, the parties to a petition 1 3 for dissolution of marriage, annulment, or separate 1 4 maintenance that involves minor children or to an application 1 5 for a motion to modify an order involving custody or 1 6 visitation shall submit a proposed parenting plan, either 1 7 individually or jointly, within thirty days after the service 1 8 of process of the petition for dissolution of marriage, 1 9 annulment, or separate maintenance, or the application for a 1 10 motion to modify an order involving custody or visitation. 1 11 The proposed parenting plan shall specify the arrangements 1 12 that the party believes to be in the best interest of any 1 13 minor child and shall specify other details as required by 1 14 rules prescribed by the supreme court. 1 15 2. The supreme court shall prescribe rules no later than 1 16 September 1, 2005, establishing guidelines for a parenting 1 17 plan form which may be used by the parties in any dissolution 1 18 of marriage, annulment, legal separation, or modification 1 19 proceeding involving the issues of custody and visitation. 1 20 Beginning September 1, 2005, the clerk of the district court 1 21 shall furnish parenting plan forms to the parties in a 1 22 dissolution of marriage, annulment, or separate maintenance 1 23 action or modification proceeding involving custody or 1 24 visitation, without cost to the parties. 1 25 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The provision of the section of 1 26 this Act enacting section 598.7B that directs the supreme 1 27 court to prescribe rules regarding the guidelines for 1 28 parenting plans, being deemed of immediate importance, takes 1 29 effect upon enactment. 1 30 EXPLANATION 1 31 This bill requires the parties to a petition for 1 32 dissolution of marriage, annulment, or separate maintenance 1 33 that involves minor children, or to an application for a 1 34 motion to modify an order involving custody or visitation, 1 35 beginning October 1, 2005, to submit a proposed parenting plan 2 1 within 30 days after service of process of the petition or 2 2 application. The bill directs the supreme court to prescribe 2 3 rules for guidelines for the parenting plan form and directs 2 4 the clerks of the district court to furnish parenting plan 2 5 forms to specified parties beginning September 1, 2005. The 2 6 supreme court directive takes effect upon enactment. 2 7 LSB 1807YH 81 2 8 pf/pj/5