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Ala. Code § 30-3-163 (2026)

Change of Principal Residence - Child.

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Except as provided by Section 30-3-167, a person who has the right to establish the principal residence of the child shall provide notice to every other person entitled to custody of or visitation with a child of a proposed change of the child’s principal residence as required by subsection (b) of Section 30-3-165.

(Act 2003-364, p. 1017, §4.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Robinson v. Robinson, 211 S.W.3d 63 (Ky. Ct. App. 2006).
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Robinson v. Robinson, 211 S.W.3d 63 (Ky. Ct. App. 2006). “These states require 45 days’ notice: Alabama (Ala.Code § 30-3-163 to 167 (2006)), California (Cal.”
Bates v. Bates, 103 So. 3d 836 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “In contrast, under Alabama law, a custodial parent may relocate with a child after providing the notice required by §§ 30-3-163 or 30-3-164 and § 30-3-165, Ala.”
Holt v. Whitehurst, 28 So. 3d 797 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “The mother sent notice to the father, pursuant to § 30-3-163, Ala.Code 1975, of her intention to relocate to Oklahoma with the son.”
Arundhati Sawant v. Gurudatta Anand Naik, No. CL-2025-0643 (Ala. Civ. App. Feb. 13, 2026). “Code 1975, § 30-3-163 (providing that a person who has the right to establish the principal residence of a child shall provide notice to every other person entitled to custody of or visitation with the child of a proposed change of the child's principal residence).”
Mary Ellen Williams v. Thomas M. Williams, Jr., No. CL-2025-0568 (Ala. Civ. App. May 1, 2026). “The relocation act places certain obligations on parents who are relocating; for example, a parent "who has 18 CL-2025-0567 and CL-2025-0568 the right to establish the principal residence of [a] child" must notify "every other person entitled to custody of or visitation with a…”
Von Oepen v. Trammell, 29 So. 3d 239 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “; § 30-3-163 and - 164, Ala.Code 1975; § 30-3-165(a),(b), and (d), Ala.”
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