House File 184 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KAUFMANN


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the reporting of child custody=related
  2    information by the judicial branch.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1672YH 83
  5 pf/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  JUDICIAL BRANCH WEBSITE REPORTING OF CHILD
  1  2 CUSTODY=RELATED INFORMATION.  The judicial branch shall
  1  3 provide quarterly reports on the judicial branch internet
  1  4 website concerning child custody awards during the previous
  1  5 quarter.  The reports shall provide information regarding the
  1  6 disposition of child custody applications including the number
  1  7 of awards of joint physical custody and joint physical care,
  1  8 and the number of awards of joint physical custody and primary
  1  9 care to the mother or father.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill directs the judicial branch to report quarterly
  1 12 on its internet website the disposition of child custody
  1 13 awards, including the number of awards of joint physical
  1 14 custody and joint physical care, and the number of awards of
  1 15 joint custody and primary care to a mother or father.
  1 16 LSB 1672YH 83
  1 17 pf/nh/8