domestic relations;
parenting time
HB 2026 replaces the term visitation with parenting time in relation to the time that non-custodial parents have with their children.
The change in terminology is a recommendation of the Domestic Relations Reform Subcommittee. Fifteen other states have also replaced the term visitation with other conciliatory language as well. Examples include: Montana uses terms such as parental contact, parenting plan, allocation of parenting functions and child’s residential schedule; and Minnesota has changed visitation to parenting time in all family court laws applicable to parents.