Restoring parenting time lost.

HB 2596 helps parents regain lost parenting time when a court-ordered schedule was disrupted by a false accusation of child abuse or neglect made by the other parent. It creates a streamlined process: a "denied parent" can file a fee-free motion within 20 days, and if the court confirms the accusation was unfounded (e.g., closed by child welfare or deemed without probable cause), it restores the lost time. The bill also allows for doubling the lost time if the false claim was made maliciously to interfere with parenting, and requires the accusing parent to cover legal fees and penalties for noncompliance. This directly affects parents whose parenting rights were unjustly restricted due to unsubstantiated allegations.