Custody and parenting time provisions modification

This bill modifies Minnesota family law to update how courts determine custody and parenting time, directly affecting parents and children involved in divorce or separation cases. It requires judges to evaluate specific factors such as a child's needs, any history of domestic abuse, and each parent's ability to nurture the child, while explicitly stating that a parent's gender or disability alone cannot decide custody. The legislation establishes a rebuttable presumption that joint legal and physical custody is in the child's best interest unless domestic abuse has occurred, and it mandates that courts make detailed findings for each factor considered. Additionally, the bill clarifies that parenting time does not require an equal division of time and prohibits courts from considering a parent's military deployment status when assessing the child's best interests.