Existing law specifies that it is the policy of this state that parents who are divorced or separated have frequent and continuing contact with their children. Existing law also specifies that joint custody does not necessarily mean equal physical custody.
This bill would 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.
This bill would revise existing definitions regarding custody to be consistent with terminology used in case law.
Existing law requires the parties in a child custody matter to submit a parenting plan only in cases where the parties request joint custody.
This bill would require the parties to submit a parenting plan in all cases.
This bill would authorize the court to establish a parenting plan when the parties are unable to agree upon one.
This bill would specify additional remedies to a party when a parent, without proper cause, fails to adhere to the time sharing schedule in a parenting plan, including makeup parenting time and reimbursement for costs and attorney fees.
This bill would also set requirements for the modification of physical custody in certain circumstances.
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 878
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 877
Reynolds Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Simpson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Roll Call 837
Robbins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 836
Oliver Amendment Offered
Paschal motion to Carry Over lost Roll Call 835
Robbins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 834
Paschal Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 833
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature