Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation. States that if a motion for change of custody of a child of such a member is filed while the member is so deployed, no court may enter an order modifying or amending a previous child custody judgment, except if there is clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the child. Prohibits any court from considering a member's absence due to deployment in support of a contingency operation in determining the best interest of the child.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7900)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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