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Divorce Custody Laws
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Every state in the United States has formulated its own laws that deal with the various aspects of the child after divorce or separation. The local family courthouse offers resources, information and custody forms that would enable the spouses seeking custody to gain knowledge regarding the custody laws in their respective states.
Sections of Divorce Custody Laws
| State | Section | State | Section |
| Alabama |
30-3-150 |
Alaska |
25.24.150 |
| Arizona |
25-403(A) |
Arkansas |
9-13-101 |
| Florida |
Title VI, Ch 61, 61.13 |
Georgia |
19-9-1, 19-9-3 |
| Hawaii |
571-46 |
Illinois |
Statute 750, Chapter 5, Section 602 |
| Indiana |
Title 31, Article 17, Chapter 2-8 to 2-13 |
Iowa |
598.41 |
| Kansas |
Statute 60-16-1610 |
Louisiana |
Articles 132 and 134 |
| Maine |
Title 19-A, Section 1653 |
Maryland |
5-203, 9-101, 9-103 |
| Massachusetts |
Chapter 208-31 |
Michigan |
552.391 |
| Minnesota |
Chapter 518.17 |
Mississippi |
Title 93, Section 93-5-24 |
| Missouri |
452.375 |
Montana |
Section 40, Title 4-212 |
| Nebraska |
Chapter 42, Section 364 |
Nevada |
Statute 125.480 |
| New Hampshire |
Chapters: 461-A:6 |
New Jersey |
Statute 9:2-4 |
| New Mexico |
Statute 40-4-9, 40-4-9.1 |
New York |
Chapter 14North Carolina |
| North Carolina |
Chapter 50, Section 50-13.2 |
North Dakota |
Chapters 14-09-06.2 |
| Ohio |
Section 3109.04 |
Oklahoma |
Title 43, Section 109 and 112 |
| Oregon |
Chapter 107.137, 107.169 |
Pennsylvania |
Title 23, Section 5303 |
| Rhode Island |
Title 15, Section 15-5-19 |
South Carolina |
20-3-160, 20-7-1515 to 20-7-1530 |
| South Dakota |
Title 25, Chapter: 25-4-45, 25-4-45.1, 25-4-45.5, 25-4-45.6 |
Tennessee |
Title 36, Section 36-6-106 |
| Texas |
Chapter 153 |
Utah |
Code 30-3-10 |
| Vermont |
Title 15, Chapter 11, Subchapter 3, Section 665 |
West Virginia |
48-9-101, 48-9-102 |
| Wisconsin |
767.41 |
Wyoming |
Title 20, Chapter 20-2-201 |
Highlights of Divorce Custody Laws
- Presently, legal professionals use the term 'parenting schedule' rather than the old terms like 'custody' and 'visitation'
- When the court permits a parenting schedule, its objective is to fulfill the developmental requirements of the child
- Usually, a young child is offered a brief duration with each parent and this duration is frequently repeated
- Teenagers and old children are granted relatively long durations with each parent and these durations are less frequent
- Some parents remove their child from the jurisdiction and simultaneously violate the custody laws of the court. The motive of such parents is to disturb the contact of the other parent with the child
- Some parents allege that the other parent has committed sexual, physical or emotional abuse. Another sort of allegation is that one parent says that the other parent has poisoned the mind of the child against him/her
- As per child custody laws, the biological parents have fundamental right to custody. The court keeps in mind the best interests of the child to determine with which person the child should reside with
- From 1994 to 2002, child custody laws permitted only 15 percent of men to become custodians of their child
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