1. During a child custody proceeding, the court shall not:
(a) For the sole purpose of improving a deficient relationship between a child and the other parent of the child, remove the child from a parent or litigant or restrict contact between the child and a parent or litigant who:
(1) Is capable of meeting the needs of the child;
(2) Is protective of the child;
(3) Does not physically or sexually abuse the child or neglect the child; and
(4) Is a person with whom the child is bonded or to whom the child is attached; or
(b) Issue an order requiring a child to receive reunification treatment unless:
(1) The court makes specific findings, based on the papers, pleadings and arguments presented, that generally accepted and scientifically valid proof demonstrates that the treatment is:
(I) Safe, effective and of therapeutic value; and
(II) Will not harm a child; and
(2) The reunification treatment is not predicated on isolating a child from a parent who meets the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of paragraph (a) or otherwise prohibiting contact between a child and any such parent.
2. As used in this section, “reunification treatment” means a treatment or therapy aimed at reuniting or reestablishing a relationship between a child and an estranged or rejected parent or other family member of the child.