AR HB1434

Expands child custody law to include "course of control" alongside domestic abuse as factors courts must consider when determining custody and visitation arrangements

Creates a rebuttable presumption against placing children in the custody or care of a parent found to have engaged in a pattern of domestic abuse or course of control, proven by preponderance of evidence

Requires courts granting unsupervised visitation to an abusive parent to make findings on ongoing risk of harm and order safety conditions plus completion of a domestic violence intervention program

Mandates annual court review of risk of harm and visitation arrangements until the child turns 18 in cases involving a parent found to have committed domestic abuse or course of control

Places the burden of proof on the parent who committed abuse to demonstrate that having custody or care will not endanger the child