COURTS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide Procedure for Taking Unruly Child into Custody and Detention of Unruly Child; Child Custody Proceedings: Permit Court Discretion in Awarding Visitation and Custody to a Parent Who Has Committed One or More Acts of Family Violence

The Act provides that a child may be taken into custody if a parent or guardian ha contacted a law enforcement agency and reported that child absent or if a child violates a state or local curfew, only when a holding facility for unruly children is available. The Act grants authority to counties and municipalities to establish such holding facilities. The Act also provides factors that a judge may consider when determining custody and visitation rights after the court has made a finding of family violence. The Act enumerates specific orders that a judge may issue pertaining to visitation by a parent who has committed family violence