NJ A1516

Creates a rebuttable presumption against granting custody or visitation rights when there is clear and convincing evidence of alleged domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual contact, or child endangerment by a parent, regardless of whether formal charges have been filed

Requires courts to consider a child's emotional safety in custody determinations, including whether the child has expressed fear or exhibited behavior suggesting concern for their safety while in a parent's care

Adds consideration of whether a parent has an improper motive for seeking custody that could negatively interfere with their ability to safely share parenting responsibilities

Expands the definition of domestic violence to include "coercive control," defined as a pattern of threatening, humiliating, or intimidating actions including isolating someone from friends/family, controlling finances, monitoring activities, demeaning conduct, or threats to harm children or relatives

Allows a parent to rebut the presumption only if the court makes a specific written finding that the parent poses no significant risk of harm and that custody/visitation is in the child's best interests; the bill is modeled after Florida's "Greyson's Law"