Family
Apr. 7, 2021
But we agreed! Domestic violence and custody disputes
Under California law, there is a rebuttable presumption that an award of sole or joint physical or legal custody of a child to a person who has perpetrated domestic violence is detrimental to the best interest of the child.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Scott J. Nord
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Whittier Law School, 1996
California Family Code, Section 3044(a), states as follows: "[u]pon a finding by the court that a party seeking custody of a child has perpetrated domestic violence within the previous five years against the other party seeking custody of the child ... there is a rebuttable presumption that an award of sole or joint physical or legal custody of a child to a person who has perpetrated domestic violence is detrimental to the best interest of the child, pursuant to Secti...
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