CA AB1375

Requires California family courts to consider any relevant, admissible evidence that a parent has caused human trafficking of the child or the other parent when determining the best interests of a child in custody proceedings

Adds Section 3040.5 to the Family Code, creating a new factor courts must weigh in contested custody determinations

Builds on existing law that already creates a rebuttable presumption against granting custody to parents who have perpetrated domestic violence

Approved by the Governor on October 7, 2025 and filed with the Secretary of State the same day

Requires no appropriation and has no fiscal impact on state or local governments