SB455 Alabama 2010 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Child custody, rebuttable presumption that change of principal residence not in best interest of child, application to initial determination of custody, Secs. 30-3-161, 30-3-169.7 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides that in a custody dispute there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a change in the principal residence of a child is not in the best interest of the child</p><p class="bill_description"> The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has held that the rebuttable presumption is not applicable to an initial custody determination</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would make the rebuttable presumption that a change of principal residence of a child is not in the best interest of the child applicable to both custody cases where there exists a prior court order and custody cases in which an initial determination of custody is being made by the court. This bill would further define change of principal residence</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to child custody; to amend Sections 30-3-161 and 30-3-169.7, Code of Alabama 1975, to further define change of principal residence; and to provide that the rebuttable presumption against change of principal residence of a child applies to an initial determination of custody. </p>

Subjects

Child Custody