PRINTER'S NO. 2201
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1400
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, RESCHENTHALER, FONTANA, TEPLITZ,
BREWSTER, COSTA, DINNIMAN AND RAFFERTY, OCTOBER 25, 2016
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 25, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in child custody, further providing for factors to
consider when awarding custody, for guardian ad litem and for
counsel for child; in Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
Courts, providing for domestic violence education and
training program for judges and guardians ad litem; and, in
depositions and witnesses, further providing for rights and
services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5328(a) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 5328. Factors to consider when awarding custody.
(a) Factors.--In ordering any form of custody, the court
shall determine the best interest of the child by considering
all relevant factors, giving weighted consideration to those
factors which affect the health and safety of the child,
including the following:
(1) Which party is more likely to ensure the health and
safety of the child. There shall be a rebuttable presumption
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