Consideration when determining child custody: human trafficking.

Children

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Hoover
Last action: 2025-10-07
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 452, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the effective date of the law.

Child Custody and Human Trafficking

This law requires courts to consider if a parent has been involved in human trafficking when deciding what is best for the child's custody.

What This Bill Does

Adds rules about how courts should think about human trafficking when making decisions on who gets custody of a child.
Requires judges to look at any proof that shows a parent might have caused human trafficking when they decide what’s best for the child.

Who It Names or Affects

Courts that make decisions on who gets custody of children
Parents involved in custody disputes

Terms To Know

Human trafficking: When someone is forced or tricked into doing work or services against their will.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify what happens if a parent is found guilty of human trafficking after the custody decision has been made.
Does not change how courts handle other types of abuse or violence in custody cases.

Bill History

2025-10-07 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 452, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-07 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-08-28 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2774.).
2025-08-26 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2252.).
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-17 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15).
2025-07-03 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2018.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
2025-05-05 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-01 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 29).
2025-03-13 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1375, Hoover.
Consideration when determining child custody: human trafficking.
Existing law governs the determination of child custody and visitation in contested proceedings. Under existing law, upon a finding by the court that a party seeking custody of a child has perpetrated domestic violence against the child, the other party seeking custody of the child, or others, as specified, there is a rebuttable presumption that granting custody to the party who perpetrated domestic violence is detrimental to the best interest of the child. Under existing law, this presumption may only be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
This bill would require, when making a determination of the best interests of a child, a court to consider any relevant,
admissible evidence that a parent has caused human trafficking of the child or other parent.

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