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2017 Code of Alabama
Title 13A - CRIMINAL CODE.
Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY.
Section 13A-13-4 - Nonsupport.
Universal Citation: AL Code § 13A-13-4 (2017)
Section 13A-13-4Nonsupport.
(a) A man or woman commits the crime of nonsupport if he or she intentionally fails to provide support which that person is able to provide and which that person knows he or she is legally obligated to provide to a dependent spouse or child less than 19 years of age.
(b) "Support" includes but is not limited to food, shelter, clothing, medical attention and other necessary care, as determined elsewhere by law.
(c) "Child" includes a child born out of wedlock whose paternity has been admitted by the actor or has been established in a civil suit.
(d) Nonsupport is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §7025.)
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