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· 8/25/2006

Shivener v. State

Citations

  • 958 So. 2d 913
  • 2006 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 174
  • 2006 WL 2457526

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • exercising supervisory authority to adopt factors to be considered in determining best interests of child in cases involving parental relocation
  • exercising supervisory authority to adopt factors to be considered in determining best interests of child in cases involving parental relocation
  • adopting factors to be considered in determining best interests of child in cases involving parental relocation
  • discussing burden shifting in context of prima facie requirements for custodial parent seeking to relocate
  • considering “the relationship between the parents themselves and its potential negative impact, if any, on the child” as a factor with the “potential to shed further light on what the best interests of the child may be in relocation cases”
  • “A growing number of states now presume, however, that the custodial parent’s good faith decision to relocate is in the best interests of the child.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Baschab, Cobb, McMillan, Shaw, Wise

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