In every proceeding where there is at issue a dispute as to the custody of a child, a determination by the court that domestic or family violence has occurred raises a rebuttable presumption by the court that it is in the best interest of the child to reside with the parent who is not a perpetrator of domestic or family violence in the location of that parent's choice, within or outside the state.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.
Chapter 3 - Child Custody and Support.
Article 6 - Custody and Domestic or Family Abuse.
Section 30-3-130 - Definitions.
Section 30-3-132 - Factors Court Must Consider.
Section 30-3-134 - Finding of Domestic Violence Constitutes Change in Circumstances.
Section 30-3-135 - Visitation by Parent Who Committed Violence.