Courts must replace court-ordered parenting time that parents intentionally block

Courts must award makeup time when they find that one parent intentionally interfered with the other parent's court-ordered parenting time. Makeup time must match at least the type and length of time lost. Courts may award up to double that time, including weekends, holidays, and summers. A party can prevent the award by showing clear and convincing evidence, meaning strong proof, that additional parenting time should not be ordered. Courts must give weight to the receiving parent's proposed schedule and consider ordering a shared parenting app. Courts may punish failure to comply as contempt of court, meaning disobedience of a court order. Makeup time must occur within two years of the court's finding that a parent intentionally interfered.

The law required Legislative Management, the legislature's management body, to form a child custody review task force during the 2025–26 period between regular sessions. The review covers withholding children in violation of custody orders and giving false information against another parent or party in connection with a custody order. The task force includes parents, lawmakers, court representatives, and people who work in law enforcement and family mediation. It must consider easier court forms, faster enforcement, and possible penalties. Studying those options does not put them into effect. The task force must meet at least once each calendar quarter. Legislative Council staffing and administrative support were required through July 30, 2026.