Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1067: Joint custody.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1067 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Joint custody. Primary sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2025): Representatives McGuire and Teshka added as coauthors.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Provides that a biological mother and biological father have joint legal custody unless otherwise provided by law. Requires a court to award joint legal custody unless it is in the child's best interests that sole legal custody be awarded. Provides that an award of joint legal custody creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of equal division of parenting time, and to rebut the presumption, a parent must prove that equal parenting time would be detrimental to the child.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale DeVon | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 5 |
| Julie McGuire | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 93 |
| Jake Teshka | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 7 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Representatives McGuire and Teshka added as coauthors
- First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Authored by Representative DeVon