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2014 Code of Alabama
Title 30 - MARITAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
Chapter 3 - CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT.
Article 1 General Provisions.- Section 30-3-1 - Custody and education of children upon grant of divorce; custody of children where wife abandons husband.
- Section 30-3-2 - Custody and education of children upon voluntary separation of husband and wife.
- Section 30-3-4 - Visitation rights for grandparents.
- Section 30-3-4.1 - Grandparent visitation.
- Section 30-3-5 - Venue of all proceedings seeking modification of child custody, visitation rights, or child support.
- Section 30-3-6 - Bond, security, or other guarantee to secure payment of overdue support or compliance with visitation order.
- Section 30-3-6.1 - Rebate of interest on delinquent child support payments.
- Section 30-3-8 - Publication of delinquent obligor lists.
- Section 30-3-20 - Short title.
- Section 30-3-21 - Purposes of article; construction of provisions.
- Section 30-3-22 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-23 - Jurisdiction to make child custody determination; effect of physical presence of child.
- Section 30-3-24 - Notice and opportunity to be heard.
- Section 30-3-25 - Notice to persons outside this state; proof of service; submission to jurisdiction.
- Section 30-3-26 - Simultaneous proceedings in other states.
- Section 30-3-27 - Inconvenient forum; communication between courts; payment of expenses.
- Section 30-3-28 - Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct; expenses.
- Section 30-3-29 - Information under oath to be submitted to court; continuing duty to inform.
- Section 30-3-30 - Additional parties.
- Section 30-3-31 - Appearance of parties and child; notice; expenses.
- Section 30-3-32 - Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.
- Section 30-3-33 - Recognition and enforcement of out-of-state custody decrees.
- Section 30-3-34 - Modification of custody decree of another state.
- Section 30-3-35 - Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state; expenses.
- Section 30-3-36 - Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.
- Section 30-3-37 - Certified copies of custody decree.
- Section 30-3-38 - Taking testimony in another state.
- Section 30-3-39 - Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear.
- Section 30-3-40 - Assistance to courts of other states.
- Section 30-3-41 - Preservation of documents for use in other states.
- Section 30-3-42 - Request for court records of another state.
- Section 30-3-43 - International application.
- Section 30-3-44 - Priority.
- Section 30-3-60 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-61 - Withholding order required in child support orders; employer to withhold support from income due and pay to designee; income withholding order issued by another state; when order served on employer; delinquency of support payments.
- Section 30-3-62 - Who may petition for withholding order; withholding on existing support orders; filing with clerk; service; hearing; issuance of order; contents; when order takes effect; entry of support and withholding orders by different courts; termination of withholding.
- Section 30-3-63 - Filing fees and costs.
- Section 30-3-64 - Employer's answer; order binding on employer; modification by court.
- Section 30-3-65 - Obligee to give notice of change of address; termination of order when unable to deliver payments due to no notice of address.
- Section 30-3-66 - Obligor and employer to give notice of change of employment or termination of income; service of order on new employer; cost of service.
- Section 30-3-67 - Withholding orders to have priority over garnishments or any other legal process against the same income; maximum withholding allowable.
- Section 30-3-68 - Employers who comply not liable for wrongful withholding.
- Section 30-3-69 - Liability of employers who fail to answer or fail or refuse to withhold.
- Section 30-3-70 - Employers not to discharge or refuse to hire person due to withholding order.
- Section 30-3-71 - Employer authorized to deduct fee for expenses.
- Section 30-3-90 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Purpose; short title.
- Section 30-3-91 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Definitions.
- Section 30-3-92 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Remedy additional to those now existing.
- Section 30-3-93 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Petition for enforcement of another state's support order - Documents filed with clerk; service on obligor; hearing; withholding by court of this state.
- Section 30-3-94 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Petition for enforcement of another state's support order - Prima facie case; defenses; evidence; choice of laws.
- Section 30-3-95 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Adoption of other state's support order for purposes of income withholding; entry of income withholding order; applicability of Sections 30-3-64 and 30-3-66 through 30-3-71; transmittal of payments of support order.
- Section 30-3-96 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Amendment of withholding order upon amendment of support order; notification of agency which requested withholding when obligor obtains employment or other income in another state.
- Section 30-3-97 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Docket fees; court costs.
- Section 30-3-98 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Voluntary income withholding.
- Section 30-3-99 - (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Petition for adoption of support order in another jurisdiction for purpose of obtaining withholding; request by another state for evidence from person in this state.
- Section 30-3-110 - Civil action for order of retroactive support.
- Section 30-3-111 - Commencement of action prior to child reaching age of majority.
- Section 30-3-112 - Filing of action in juvenile or family court division.
- Section 30-3-113 - Marital status of non-supporting parent irrelevant.
- Section 30-3-114 - Amount.
- Section 30-3-115 - Additional right.
- Section 30-3-130 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-131 - Determination raises rebuttable presumption that custody with perpetrator detrimental to child.
- Section 30-3-132 - Factors court must consider.
- Section 30-3-133 - Determination raises rebuttable presumption that child reside with parent not perpetrator.
- Section 30-3-134 - Finding of domestic violence constitutes change in circumstances.
- Section 30-3-135 - Visitation by parent who committed violence.
- Section 30-3-136 - Construction of provisions.
- Section 30-3-150 - State policy.
- Section 30-3-151 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-152 - Factors considered; order without both parents' consent; presumption where both parents request joint custody.
- Section 30-3-153 - Implementation; required provisions; plan set by court.
- Section 30-3-154 - Availability of records to both parents.
- Section 30-3-155 - Determination of child support.
- Section 30-3-156 - Interference with custody or violation of Chapter 3B.
- Section 30-3-157 - Construction of article with respect to existing orders.
- Section 30-3-160 - Short title.
- Section 30-3-161 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-162 - Applicability.
- Section 30-3-163 - Change of principal residence - Child.
- Section 30-3-164 - Change of principal residence - Custodial party, persons with visitation rights.
- Section 30-3-165 - Notice.
- Section 30-3-166 - Language required in child custody determination.
- Section 30-3-167 - Disclosure exceptions.
- Section 30-3-168 - Failure to give notice.
- Section 30-3-169 - Objection to change of principal residence.
- Section 30-3-169.1 - Proceedings.
- Section 30-3-169.2 - Court order.
- Section 30-3-169.3 - Change of custody.
- Section 30-3-169.4 - Burden of proof.
- Section 30-3-169.5 - Obstructions to custody or visitation.
- Section 30-3-169.6 - Sanctions.
- Section 30-3-169.7 - Change of principal residence raised in conjunction with other petition.
- Section 30-3-169.8 - Award of expenses.
- Section 30-3-169.9 - Change of principal residence outside state.
- Section 30-3-169.10 - Appeal.
- Section 30-3-170 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-171 - Issuance of notice to withhold, etc., license.
- Section 30-3-172 - Request for hearing; purpose of hearing; notification of decision; appeal; suspension of license.
- Section 30-3-173 - Multiple delinquencies; revocation of license.
- Section 30-3-174 - Implementation by licensing authority of withholding, etc.; additional review precluded; continuation of withholding, etc.; exemption of licensing authority from liability.
- Section 30-3-175 - Reinstatement of withheld, etc., license; obtaining new license after revocation.
- Section 30-3-176 - Fees and costs.
- Section 30-3-177 - Contempt petition; applicability of article to obligors who failed to follow previous orders.
- Section 30-3-178 - Applicability of article to courts and agencies of other states and United States.
- Section 30-3-179 - Legislative intent.
- Section 30-3-190 - Short title.
- Section 30-3-191 - Definitions.
- Section 30-3-192 - Data match system; accounts encumbered or surrendered; reasonable fees; liability; disclosure of financial records; penalties.
- Section 30-3-193 - Requests for information by the state Title IV-D agency.
- Section 30-3-194 - Issuance or renewal of license, etc.; Social Security number requirements.
- Section 30-3-195 - State Disbursement Unit.
- Section 30-3-196 - State Case Registry.
- Section 30-3-197 - Authorized actions; safeguards.
- Section 30-3-198 - Notice of lien.
- Section 30-3-199 - Establishment and enforcement of confidential information rules and regulations.
- Section 30-3-200 - Liability for disclosure of information.
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