Child Custody State Charts

Child Custody When One Parent is on Military Deployment

State law chart: Last updated through December 31, 2014.

Child Custody: DV as a Factor

State law chart: This chart depicts states where domestic violence is given extra weight under the best interest of the child (BIC) factors and states where there is a domestic violence exception to considering certain best interest of the child (BIC) factors. Last updated through December 31, 2014.

Child Custody: Rebuttable Presumptions

State law charts: *Rebuttable presumption that sole or joint physical custody or legal custody is not in the best interests of the child and should not be awarded to the perpetrator of domestic violence. Last updated through December 31, 2014.

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