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Legal Information: Alabama

Alabama Custody

Laws current as of
January 6, 2020

Custody

This section has information about custody in Alabama, including the definitions of legal and physical custody, the factors a judge will consider when deciding custody, how the custody process works, and how to notify the other parent if you want to move out of state with your children. In our general Custody page, we have information about custody that is not specific to any state. The page includes a section about how to try to transfer your custody case to a new state where you are living so that you can modify the custody order from your new state.

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