Parenting time determinations provisions modified.

This bill modifies Minnesota's family law to strengthen parenting time guidelines in divorce and legal separation cases. It establishes a rebuttable presumption that children should spend approximately 50 percent of their time with each parent, unless specific exceptions apply. The law requires courts to document reasons when deviating from this presumption, such as parental mental illness, substance abuse issues, scheduling conflicts, distance between parents, or special needs of the child. Parents cannot be denied parenting time solely due to inability to pay child support, and the bill also mandates specific scheduling details and includes provisions for gradual parenting time increases in cases of estrangement or with infants.