Tennessee Making Joint Custody The Law?

A bill in the Tennessee House of Representatives (filed for introduction on Monday) proposes to make joint custody of children the law in Tennessee, rather than creating a primary caregiver and visitation for the other parent. This PDF explains the details of the amendment. At its base, the bill says that joint custody should be the default judgment unless one parent is abusive. If a preponderance of evidence contrary to the abuse claims is not presented (guilty until proven innocent), primary custody will be given to the other parent.

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