Alabama § 30-3-1 Custody and Education of Children Upon Grant of Divorce; Custody of Children Where Wife Abandons Husband

Alabama Statutes

§ 30-3-1 — Custody and Education of Children Upon Grant of Divorce; Custody of Children Where Wife Abandons Husband

Alabama § 30-3-1

Title 30Marital and Domestic Relations

Ch. 3Child Custody and Support

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 30-3-1 (2026).

Text

Upon granting a divorce, the court may give the custody and education of the children of the marriage to either father or mother, as may seem right and proper, having regard to the moral character and prudence of the parents and the age and sex of the children; and pending the action, may make such orders in respect to the custody of the children as their safety and well-being may require. But in cases of abandonment of the husband by the wife, he shall have the custody of the children after they are seven years of age, if he is a suitable person to have such charge.

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Upon granting a divorce, the court may give the custody and education of the children of the marriage to either father or mother, as may seem right and proper, having regard to the moral character and prudence of the parents and the age and sex of the children; and pending the action, may make such orders in respect to the custody of the children as their safety and well-being may require. But in cases of abandonment of the husband by the wife, he shall have the custody of the children after they are seven years of age, if he is a suitable person to have such charge.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1977; Code 1867, §2367; Code 1876, §2701; Code 1886, §2338; Code 1896, §1501; Code 1907, §3808; Code 1923, §7422; Code 1940, T. 34, §35.)