CustodyLens

Built from 100,000+ statutory sections

Child custody law is a
50-state maze.
We mapped it.

CustodyLens structures child custody and parental rights law across every US state into a clear, searchable landscape. Custody types, child support, parenting time, domestic violence, relocation rules — sourced directly from official statutory codes.

Who Uses CustodyLens

The regulatory landscape is free. Custom analysis is what we charge for.

Custom Reports The People Who Need Custom Work

Family Law Attorneys

Handling custody cases across state lines means tracking UCCJEA jurisdiction, varying best-interest factors, relocation standards, and support guidelines that differ dramatically by jurisdiction. CustodyLens maps it all.

"What are the relocation notice requirements and burden of proof in each state my client touches?"

Guardian ad Litem & Child Advocates

Court-appointed advocates need to understand the statutory framework for custody determinations, best-interest factors, and child protection standards in their jurisdiction and beyond.

"How do best-interest factors compare between these two states in an interstate custody dispute?"

Military & Corporate Relocation Services

When families relocate across state lines, custody arrangements must be modified under new jurisdictional rules. Understanding each state's relocation standards and modification procedures is critical.

"What triggers a custody modification hearing when our employee transfers to a new state?"
Free Access The People Shaping Family Law

Family Law Mediators

Mediators helping parents reach custody agreements need to understand the statutory landscape — what the court would likely order, what's permitted, and what requires judicial approval in each state.

Policy Researchers & Academics

Researchers studying custody outcomes, shared parenting trends, domestic violence impact on custody, and child support reform. Structured, citable statutory data across all 50 states.

Legislators & Policy Advocates

Lawmakers considering custody reform need to see how other states handle shared parenting presumptions, best-interest factors, and child support guidelines. CustodyLens provides the comparative data.

Mission The People We're Here to Serve

Parents Navigating Custody

Understanding your rights as a parent — custody types, parenting time standards, modification procedures, support obligations — shouldn't require a law degree. CustodyLens makes the statutory landscape navigable.

Grandparents & Extended Family

Grandparent visitation rights vary enormously by state. After Troxel v. Granville, every state drew its own lines. CustodyLens maps the standing requirements, factors, and limitations state by state.

Domestic Violence Survivors

When custody intersects with domestic violence, knowing the statutory protections — rebuttable presumptions, supervised visitation requirements, protective order interactions — can be critical for safety.

How People Use It

Custody Standards Deep Dive

How does each state define "best interests of the child"? Joint custody presumptions, parental fitness factors, children's preferences — filter by custody types and see the full landscape.

State Deep Dive

Relocating to Texas? Click it, expand every category — custody types, child support, parenting time, relocation rules, grandparent rights. Read the actual statutes with section numbers.

Child Support Comparison

Compare support calculation models, income imputation rules, and modification standards across states. Side-by-side statutory comparison for interstate support cases.

Relocation Rules

What happens when a custodial parent wants to move? Notice requirements, distance thresholds, burden of proof, and relocation factors vary dramatically by state.

Custom Reports

Need something specific? Multi-state custody comparison for a relocation case, support guideline analysis, grandparent rights brief. Generated from live statutory data.

Stay informed as custody laws change

Get notified when child custody and family law statutes are updated in your state. No spam — only meaningful legal changes.

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The full 50-state landscape is free. When you need targeted analysis — specific states, specific questions, citable statutory references — we generate a custom report from our regulatory database. Includes one round of revisions.

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The Aquinas Score

Every state's child custody framework evaluated against six dimensions of justice drawn from the Summa Theologiae. Non-partisan. Rigorous. Every law gets its strongest defense before evaluation.

Thomistic Analysis

The six dimensions of justice drawn from Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae. Each state's framework is evaluated against these criteria before a score is assigned.

25% Common Good — Does the law serve the welfare of the community?
20% Proportionality — Are burdens and penalties proportionate to the offense?
20% Justice — Does the law distribute benefits and burdens fairly?
15% Natural Law — Does the law respect human nature and reason?
10% Transparency — Is the law knowable and consistently applied?
10% Human Dignity — Does the law treat persons as rational moral agents?