Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 229: Child custody, rebuttable presumption of joint custody, 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

In committee Last action February 6, 2025: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary

Plain-language summary

HB 229 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Child custody, rebuttable presumption of joint custody, 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. Primary sponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2025): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican).