HB 524 Alabama House · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to child custody; to amend Sections 30-3-1, 30-3-150, 30-3-151, 30-3-152, 30-3-153, and 30-3-157 of the Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Section 30-3-158 to the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to child custody; to remove existing code language that provides for custody of a child to be granted to a husband in cases of abandonment by the wife only after the child reaches seven years of age; to provide further for the policy of this state regarding child custody; to provide further for definitions; to provide that there is a rebuttable presumption that joint custody is in the best interest of the child, which can be overcome only by evidence; to establish factors for a court to consider when determining any custody arrangement other than joint custody; to require a parenting plan and to authorize the court to establish a parenting plan in certain situations; to specify remedies when a party fails to adhere to certain provisions in a parenting plan; to set requirements for the modification of physical custody in certain circumstances; to allow a parent to file a petition for temporary relief if he or she believes joint custody is not in the best interest of the child; to provide certain remedies if an unsupported or bad faith petition for temporary relief is filed; and to provide that nothing in this act shall be construed to limit domestic or family abuse provisions of the law.

Summary
Child custody, rebuttable presumption of joint custody, provided; factors to consider when rebutting, provided; definition of joint physical custody, further provided for; joint custody model parenting plan, required in certain divorce cases; motion for temporary relief as alternative to joint custody plan, provided in certain circumstances; penalties for certain unsupported motions, provided
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Introduced Jun 1, 2023 Last action Jun 1, 2023
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Kenneth Paschal
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