South Carolina H4540 amends custody laws to allow for sole or joint custody based on the child's best interests and mandates parenting time.

South Carolina H4540 amends the state's custody laws to allow family courts to award either sole or joint custody without a presumption for or against either type. The bill mandates that every custody order must address parenting time and specify how major decisions concerning the child's education, medical and dental care, extracurricular activities, and religious training will be made. The court must consider any submitted parenting plans before issuing custody orders. The South Carolina Supreme Court is tasked with developing rules and forms for implementing these parenting plans.

South Carolina H4540 amends custody laws to allow for sole or joint custody based on the child's best interests and mandates parenting time.

South Carolina H4540 amends the state's custody laws to allow family courts to award either sole or joint custody without a presumption for or against either type. The bill mandates that every custody order must address parenting time and specify how major decisions concerning the child's education, medical and dental care, extracurricular activities, and religious training will be made. The court must consider any submitted parenting plans before issuing custody orders. The South Carolina Supreme Court is tasked with developing rules and forms for implementing these parenting plans.