Art. 131. Court to determine custody In a proceeding for divorce or thereafter, the court shall award custody of a child in accordance with the best interest of the child. Amended by Acts 1888, No. 124; Acts 1979, No. 718, §1; Acts 1981, No. 283, §1; Acts 1982, No. 307, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; [..]
Art. 132. Award of custody to parents If the parents agree who is to have custody, the court shall award custody in accordance with their agreement unless the best interest of the child requires a different award. In the absence of agreement, or if the agreement is not in the best interest of the child, [..]
Art. 133. Award of custody to person other than a parent; order of preference If an award of joint custody or of sole custody to either parent would result in substantial harm to the child, the court shall award custody to another person with whom the child has been living in a wholesome and stable [..]
Art. 134. Factors in determining child’s best interest The court shall consider all relevant factors in determining the best interest of the child. Such factors may include: (1) The love, affection, and other emotional ties between each party and the child. (2) The capacity and disposition of each party to give the child love, affection, [..]
Art. 135. Closed custody hearing A custody hearing may be closed to the public. Acts 1990, No. 361, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Art. 136. Award of visitation rights A. A parent not granted custody or joint custody of a child is entitled to reasonable visitation rights unless the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation would not be in the best interest of the child. B. A grandparent may be granted reasonable visitation rights if the court finds [..]
Art. 136.1. Award of visitation rights A child has a right to time with both parents. Accordingly, when a court-ordered schedule of visitation, custody, or time to be spent with a child has been entered, a parent shall exercise his rights to the child in accordance with the schedule unless good cause is shown. Neither [..]
Art. 137. Denial of visitation; felony rape; death of a parent A. In a proceeding in which visitation of a child is being sought by a parent, if the child was conceived through the commission of a felony rape, the parent who committed the felony rape shall be denied visitation rights and contact with the [..]
§9:306. Seminar for divorcing parents A. Upon an affirmative showing that the facts and circumstances of the particular case before the court warrant such an order, a court exercising jurisdiction over family matters may require the parties in a custody or visitation proceeding to attend and complete a court-approved seminar designed to educate and inform [..]
§9:315.9. Effect of shared custodial arrangement A. (1) “Shared custody” means a joint custody order in which each parent has physical custody of the child for an approximately equal amount of time. (2) If the joint custody order provides for shared custody, the basic child support obligation shall first be multiplied by one and one-half [..]
