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Do you Agree with Kansas Shared Parenting Bill?

A bill before the Kansas legislature in 2019 says, in part:

(c) (1) If there is presentation of documentation or other
information by a parent that would support a finding of good cause that
domestic abuse has occurred or is occurring, there shall be a
presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child for the parents
to have temporary joint legal custody and share equally in parenting
time.
(2) In making an order for a temporary parenting plan, there shall be
a presumption that it is in the best interests of the child for fit, willing and
able parents to have temporary joint legal custody and share equally in
parenting time.

Full text of the bill can be found here.

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