HB1082 creates a rebuttable presumption in child-custody cases that “joint custody and equally shared parenting time is in the best interest of the child.”

The House passed HB1082 on March 24, 2025, by a vote of 92 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because “equal shared parenting,” also known as the 50/50 custody regime, is detrimental to both children and families. It is the rotten fruit of “no-fault divorce," which only incentivizes the breaking of the marital covenant by allowing persons to commit serious acts of injury against their spouses and children (e.g., adultery or abandonment) with impunity. “Equal shared parenting,” another deceptive misnomer, proceeds from the same false premise that innocent parties have no right to their day in court, further denying victims due process of law. In addition, it is part of the “best interest of the child” legislation that seeks to rewrite U.S. family law based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nevertheless, no child should have to suffer the mental, emotional, and physical effects of being forced to live two separate lives in two separate homes. Marriage is—and will always be—the God-ordained arrangement for “co-parenting.” Indeed, the Judgment of Solomon testifies to the wisdom and precedent of awarding sole custody to the true parent who justly refuses to “divide” the child.