Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§3, ¶P, as amended by PL 2001, c. 665, §2, is further amended to read:

P. If the child is under one year of age, whether the child is being breast-fed; and

Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§3, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 665, §3, is amended to read:

Q. The existence of a parent's conviction for a sex offense or a sexually violent offense as those terms are defined in Title 34-A, section 11203. ; and

Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§3, ¶R is enacted to read:

R.__If there is a person residing with the parent who will provide the primary residence for the child, whether that person is a convicted sex offender.

SUMMARY

This bill requires a court to consider persons with whom a parent lives in determining whether to grant primary residence or contact. It allows the court to prohibit residence or contact with a parent who lives with a convicted sex offender.