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Article 1 General Provisions.

Custody and education of children upon, Grandparent visitation, Venue of all proceedings seeking modification of child custody, visitation rights or child support, Venue of all proceedings seeking modification of child custody, visitation rights or child support, Bond, security, or other guarantee to secure payment of overdue support or compliance with visitation order, Rebate of interest on delinquent child support payments, Publication of delinquent obligor lists

Article 2 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act.

Short title, Purposes of article; construction of provisions, Definitions, Jurisdiction to make child custody determination; effect of physical presence of child, Notice and opportunity to be heard, Notice to persons outside this state; proof of service; submission to jurisdiction, Simultaneous proceedings in other states, Inconvenient forum; communication between courts; payment of expenses, Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct; expenses, Information under oath to be submitted to court; continuing duty to inform, Additional parties, Appearance of parties and child; notice; expenses, Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree, Recognition and enforcement of out-of-state custody decrees, Modification of custody decree of another state, Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state; expenses, Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings, Certified copies of custody decree, Taking testimony in another state, Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear, Assistance to courts of other states, Preservation of documents for use in other states, Request for court records of another state, International application, Priority.

Article 3 Withholding Orders for Child Support.

Definitions, 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, 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, Filing fees and costs, Employer's answer; order binding on employer; modification by court, Obligee to give notice of change of address; termination of order when unable to deliver payments due to no notice of address, Obligor and employer to give notice of change of employment or termination of income; service of order on new employer; cost of service, Withholding orders to have priority over garnishments or any other legal process against the same income; maximum withholding allowable, Employers who comply not liable for wrongful withholding, Liability of employers who fail to answer or fail or refuse to withhold, Employers not to discharge or refuse to hire person due to withholding order, Employer authorized to deduct fee for expenses.

Article 4 Interstate Income Withholding Act.

(Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Purpose; short title, (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Definitions, (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Remedy additional to those now existing, (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, (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Petition for enforcement of another state's support order - Prima facie case; defenses; evidence; choice of laws, (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, (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, (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Docket fees; court costs, (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Voluntary income withholding, (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.

Article 5 Order of Retroactive Support.

Civil action for order of retroactive support, Commencement of action prior to child reaching age of majority, Filing of action in juvenile or family court division, Marital status of non-supporting parent irrelevant, Amount, Additional right.

Article 6 Custody and Domestic or Family Abuse.

Definitions, Determination raises rebuttable presumption that custody with perpetrator detrimental to child, Factors court must consider, Determination raises rebuttable presumption that child reside with parent not perpetrator, Finding of domestic violence constitutes change in circumstances, Visitation by parent who committed violence, Construction of provisions.

Article 7 Joint Custody.

State policy, Definitions, Factors considered; order without both parents' consent; presumption where both parents request joint custody, Implementation; required provisions; plan set by court, Availability of records to both parents, Determination of child support, Interference with custody or violation of Chapter 3B, Construction of article with respect to existing orders.

Article 7A Alabama Parent-Child Relationship Protection Act.

Short title, Definitions, Applicability, Change of principal residence - Child, Change of principal residence - Custodial party, persons with visitation rights, Notice, Language required in child custody determination, Disclosure exceptions, Failure to give notice, Objection to change of principal residence, Proceedings, Court order, Change of custody, Burden of proof, Obstructions to custody or visitation, Sanctions, Change of principal residence raised in conjunction with other petition, Award of expenses, Change of principal residence outside state, Appeal.

Article 8 Driver's License Suspension or Revocation for Failure To Pay Support Payments.

Definitions, Issuance of notice to withhold, etc., license, Request for hearing; purpose of hearing; notification of decision; appeal; suspension of license, Multiple delinquencies; revocation of license, Implementation by licensing authority of withholding, etc.; additional review precluded; continuation of withholding, etc.; exemption of licensing authority from liability, Reinstatement of withheld, etc., license; obtaining new license after revocationFees and costs, Contempt petition; applicability of article to obligors who failed to follow previous orders, Applicability of article to courts and agencies of other states and United States, Legislative intent.

Article 9 ALABAMA CHILD SUPPORT REFORM ACT OF 1997.

Short title, Definitions, Data match system; accounts encumbered or surrendered; reasonable fees; liability; disclosure of financial records; penalties, Requests for information by the state Title IV-D agency, Issuance or renewal of license, etc.; Social Security number requirements, State Disbursement Unit, State Case Registry, Authorized actions; safeguards, Notice of lien, Establishment and enforcement of confidential information rules and regulations, Liability for disclosure of information.