Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 53: Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created

Passed one chamber Last action May 1, 2025: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Youth Health

Plain-language summary

HB 53 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on October 1, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created. Primary sponsor: Patrick Sellers (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Youth Health.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Patrick Sellers (Democratic).