SB408 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Child custody, parenting plan required, contents, parental fitness, factors and determination by court

Description

Under existing law, joint custody may include both joint legal and physical custody, only joint legal custody, or only joint physical custody.

This bill would require a parenting plan in every case involving children with parents who are no longer living together. This bill would specify the required contents of a parenting plan.

This bill would provide for a presumption that both parents are fit to make parenting decisions absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. This bill would specify what factors the court must consider in determining whether a parent is fit.

This bill would require reasonable and equitable parenting time when the parents are in disagreement as to custody, absent written findings by the court of clear and convincing evidence that equitable parenting time would be detrimental to the child's best interest.

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Subjects

Child Custody