2013 Code of Alabama
Title 30 - MARITAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
Chapter 3A - ALABAMA UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT.
Section 30-3A-206 - Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction.
(a) A court of this state may serve as an initiating court to request a tribunal of another state to enforce or modify a support order issued in that state.
(b) A court of this state having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding court to enforce or modify the order. If a party subject to the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal no longer resides in the issuing state, in subsequent proceedings the tribunal may apply Section 30-3A-316 (Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure) to receive evidence from another state and Section 30-3A-318 (Assistance with Discovery) to obtain discovery through a tribunal of another state.
(c) A court of this state which lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order may not serve as a responding court to modify a spousal support-order of another state.
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