Military parents can establish custodial plans for their children during deployment under a bill passed by senators Feb. 20.<\/p>\n
LB219, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Sue Crawford, provides a legal framework for parents and judges regarding care for children when a military parent is deployed. The law also clarifies parenting arrangements required when a deployed parent returns. <\/p>\n
The law allows families with deployed parents to create a temporary custodial agreement that specifies how decisions for the child will be made, the frequency and duration of contact with parents and nonparents and how the agreement could be changed.<\/p>\n
Courts may grant temporary caretaking authority to parents or nonparents, grant decision-making authority to nonparents and enforce a prior written agreement by the parents regarding custodial responsibility.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers passed the bill on a 49-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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