{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3-169.4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-3-169.4","heading":"Burden of Proof.","body":"In proceedings under this article unless there has been a determination that the party objecting to the change of the principal residence of the child has been found to have committed domestic violence or child abuse, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a change of principal residence of a child is not in the best interest of the child. The party seeking a change of principal residence of a child shall have the initial burden of proof on the issue. If that burden of proof is met, the burden of proof shifts to the non-relocating party.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 3 Child Custody and Support.","Article 7A Alabama Parent-Child Relationship Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-3-169.4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"e99fa953f5ef82450b416c29c967f9ebf53e6d0786e67ba06ecfb78afbbcbc6e","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3-169.3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3-169.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}