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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1105: Maximum practical parenting time.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1105 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Maximum practical parenting time. Primary sponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2025): Coauthored by Representative DeVon.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires a court in certain circumstances to make decisions to promote continuity of relationship by both parents with the child through maximum practical parenting time with each parent. Provides that the ability of the parties to encourage the sharing of love, affection, and contact between the child and the other party is a permissible factor to consider in weighing the best interests of a child. Provides that: (1) parents must be encouraged to develop the parents' own parenting plans and parenting time calendars, but if the parents cannot agree to a part of the plan, the court shall provide the required components according to the best interests of the child; (2) if the parents cannot agree at all, the parenting time guidelines apply; and (3) the court must make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law on the record to support any deviation of parenting time that falls below the minimum standards in the parenting time guidelines.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Heath VanNatterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dale DeVonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Coauthored by Representative DeVon
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
  3. Authored by Representative VanNatter

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source