Bases for certain decisions limited.

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  • (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), no court may rule on the custody, placement, including foster placement, or other disposition alternative for a minor, or the termination of parental rights, based on the fact that a parent or guardian of the minor lawfully does one or more of the following:
    • (a) legally possesses or uses a firearm or other weapon;
    • (b) espouses particular religious beliefs; or
    • (c) schools the minor or other minors outside the public education system or is otherwise sympathetic to schooling a minor outside the public education system.
  • (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a ruling based on the compatibility of a minor with a particular custody, placement, or other disposition alternative as determined by the presence of any of the factors in Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c).




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