Relating to: findings of fact when the court grants less than equal physical placement of a child.

Senate Bill 263 modifies the requirements for courts to provide written explanations regarding child physical placement decisions in family law cases, directly affecting parents and children. Currently, courts must issue specific findings of fact if one parent is granted less than 25% of physical placement time with a child. This bill raises that threshold, requiring courts to provide these specific findings when a parent is granted less than 50% of the child's physical placement time. This change applies to both temporary and final orders, ensuring courts explicitly state why a more equal distribution of physical placement is not in the child's best interest in a broader range of cases.