Joint Custody. It is the policy of this state to assure that minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interest of their children and to encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of rearing their children after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage. Joint custody does not necessarily mean equal physical custody.
Ala. Code § 30-3-150
State Policy.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Marriage of Littlefield (1997)
Most recently applied in In Re Marriage of Littlefield (August 1997)
(Acts 1996, No. 96-520, p. 666, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.