Statutes | Coushatta Tribe of LA Prot. from Viol. and Dom. Viol. Code Title 3A Chapter 3A.05 ยง 3A.05.060 | 2019
(a) In addition to other factors that a court must consider in a proceeding where custody or visitation 6f a child is in dispute, and the court has made a finding of domestic violence, the court shall also consider:
(1) That the safety and well-being of the child and of the parent who is the victim of domestic violence is the primary concern.
(2) The perpetrators history of causing physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or causing reasonable fear of physical harm, bodily injury or assault to any other person.
(b) If a parent is absent or relocates because of an act of domestic violence by the other parent, the absence or relocation shall not be a factor that weighs against the parent in determining custody or visitation.