AB 1978: California Equal Shared Parenting Act.

This bill aims to establish a rebuttable presumption that equal parenting time is in the best interest of the child if both parents are deemed fit, willing, and able to parent, and reside within 25 miles of the child's primary school or educational institution. The court can deny equal parenting time if it finds clear and convincing evidence that shared parenting time is not in the child's interest due to circumstances detrimental to the child, such as a history of domestic abuse. The decision to deny equal parenting time must be substantiated in writing and based on the evidence relied upon.