PennsylvaniaCourts could order makeup parenting time for deliberate custody violations
After finding someone deliberately disobeyed a custody order, a judge could give a child makeup time with the person who brought the case.
What it does
If a judge finds that someone deliberately disobeyed a custody order, the judge could temporarily change the custody schedule to restore the child’s missed time with the person who brought the case.
Argument forMakeup parenting time could help children maintain contact with someone they missed seeing because a custody order was deliberately disobeyed.
Argument againstTemporarily changing a custody schedule to restore missed time could disrupt a child’s routine and other planned activities.
More detail
A judge could temporarily change a child’s custody schedule to provide makeup parenting time. The child would receive time missed with the person who brought the contempt case. The judge would need to find deliberate disobedience of a custody order through the court’s process for contempt. The measure would take effect 60 days after becoming law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 26Referred to JudiciaryIntroduced