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Ala. Code § 30-3-164 (2026)

Change of Principal Residence - Custodial Party, Persons with Visitation Rights.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Except as provided by Section 30-3-167, a person entitled to custody of or visitation with a child shall provide notice to every other person entitled to custody of or visitation with a child of an intended change in his or her principal residence as required by subsection (b) of Section 30-3-165.

(Act 2003-364, p. 1017, §5.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: Pepper v. Pepper, 65 So. 3d 421 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
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Pepper v. Pepper, 65 So. 3d 421 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See Ala.Code 1975, § 30-3-164. The father requested permanent and pen-dente lite primary physical custody of the children.”
Hoag v. Stinson, 268 So. 3d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “In this case, although the mother claims to have been "forced" to move back to Michigan in order to straighten out her life after the parties' divorce, the mother admitted on cross-examination at trial both that the move had been her own decision and that she had failed to…”
Hoag v. Stinson, 268 So. 3d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “In this case, although the mother claims to have been "forced" to move back to Michigan in order to straighten out her life after the parties' divorce, the mother admitted on cross-examination at trial both that the move had been her own decision and that she had failed to…”
Mary Ellen Williams v. Thomas M. Williams, Jr. (Ala. Civ. App. 2026). “Code 1975, and every person entitled to custody or visitation with a child must provide notice to any other such person of his or her intention to change his or her residence, § 30-3-164, Ala. Code 1975. Any person entitled to notice of a change of a child's principal residence…”
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