Article 1. General Provisions.

§ 30-3-1. Custody and education of children upon grant of divorce; custody of children where wife abandons husband.

§ 30-3-2. Custody and education of children upon voluntary separation of husband and wife.

§ 30-3-4. Visitation rights for grandparents.

§ 30-3-4.1. Grandparent visitation.

§ 30-3-5. Venue of all proceedings seeking modification of child custody, visitation rights, or child support.

§ 30-3-6. Bond, security, or other guarantee to secure payment of overdue support or compliance with visitation order.

§ 30-3-6.1. Rebate of interest on delinquent child support payments.

§ 30-3-8. Publication of delinquent obligor lists.

Article 2. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act.

§ 30-3-20. Short title.

§ 30-3-21. Purposes of article; construction of provisions.

§ 30-3-22. Definitions.

§ 30-3-23. Jurisdiction to make child custody determination; effect of physical presence of child.

§ 30-3-24. Notice and opportunity to be heard.

§ 30-3-25. Notice to persons outside this state; proof of service; submission to jurisdiction.

§ 30-3-26. Simultaneous proceedings in other states.

§ 30-3-27. Inconvenient forum; communication between courts; payment of expenses.

§ 30-3-28. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct; expenses.

§ 30-3-29. Information under oath to be submitted to court; continuing duty to inform.

§ 30-3-30. Additional parties.

§ 30-3-31. Appearance of parties and child; notice; expenses.

§ 30-3-32. Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.

§ 30-3-33. Recognition and enforcement of out-of-state custody decrees.

§ 30-3-34. Modification of custody decree of another state.

§ 30-3-35. Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state; expenses.

§ 30-3-36. Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.

§ 30-3-37. Certified copies of custody decree.

§ 30-3-38. Taking testimony in another state.

§ 30-3-39. Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear.

§ 30-3-40. Assistance to courts of other states.

§ 30-3-41. Preservation of documents for use in other states.

§ 30-3-42. Request for court records of another state.

§ 30-3-43. International application.

§ 30-3-44. Priority.

Article 3. Withholding Orders for Child Support.

§ 30-3-60. Definitions.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 30-3-63. Filing fees and costs.

§ 30-3-64. Employer's answer; order binding on employer; modification by court.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 30-3-67. Withholding orders to have priority over garnishments or any other legal process against the same income; maximum withholding allowable.

§ 30-3-68. Employers who comply not liable for wrongful withholding.

§ 30-3-69. Liability of employers who fail to answer or fail or refuse to withhold.

§ 30-3-70. Employers not to discharge or refuse to hire person due to withholding order.

§ 30-3-71. Employer authorized to deduct fee for expenses.

Article 4. Interstate Income Withholding Act.

§ 30-3-90. (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Purpose; short title.

§ 30-3-91. (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Definitions.

§ 30-3-92. (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Remedy additional to those now existing.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 30-3-97. (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Docket fees; court costs.

§ 30-3-98. (Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Voluntary income withholding.

§ 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.

Article 5. Order of Retroactive Support.

§ 30-3-110. Civil action for order of retroactive support.

§ 30-3-111. Commencement of action prior to child reaching age of majority.

§ 30-3-112. Filing of action in juvenile or family court division.

§ 30-3-113. Marital status of non-supporting parent irrelevant.

§ 30-3-114. Amount.

§ 30-3-115. Additional right.

Article 6. Custody and Domestic or Family Abuse.

§ 30-3-130. Definitions.

§ 30-3-131. Determination raises rebuttable presumption that custody with perpetrator detrimental to child.

§ 30-3-132. Factors court must consider.

§ 30-3-133. Determination raises rebuttable presumption that child reside with parent not perpetrator.

§ 30-3-134. Finding of domestic violence constitutes change in circumstances.

§ 30-3-135. Visitation by parent who committed violence.

§ 30-3-136. Construction of provisions.

Article 7. Joint Custody.

§ 30-3-150. State policy.

§ 30-3-151. Definitions.

§ 30-3-152. Factors considered; order without both parents' consent; presumption where both parents request joint custody.

§ 30-3-153. Implementation; required provisions; plan set by court.

§ 30-3-154. Availability of records to both parents.

§ 30-3-155. Determination of child support.

§ 30-3-156. Interference with custody or violation of Chapter 3B.

§ 30-3-157. Construction of article with respect to existing orders.

Article 7A. Alabama Parent-Child Relationship Protection Act.

§ 30-3-160. Short title.

§ 30-3-161. Definitions.

§ 30-3-162. Applicability.

§ 30-3-163. Change of principal residence - Child.

§ 30-3-164. Change of principal residence - Custodial party, persons with visitation rights.

§ 30-3-165. Notice.

§ 30-3-166. Language required in child custody determination.

§ 30-3-167. Disclosure exceptions.

§ 30-3-168. Failure to give notice.

§ 30-3-169. Objection to change of principal residence.

§ 30-3-169.1. Proceedings.

§ 30-3-169.2. Court order.

§ 30-3-169.3. Change of custody.

§ 30-3-169.4. Burden of proof.

§ 30-3-169.5. Obstructions to custody or visitation.

§ 30-3-169.6. Sanctions.

§ 30-3-169.7. Change of principal residence raised in conjunction with other petition.

§ 30-3-169.8. Award of expenses.

§ 30-3-169.9. Change of principal residence outside state.

§ 30-3-169.10. Appeal.

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

§ 30-3-170. Definitions.

§ 30-3-171. Issuance of notice to withhold, etc., license.

§ 30-3-172. Request for hearing; purpose of hearing; notification of decision; appeal; suspension of license.

§ 30-3-173. Multiple delinquencies; revocation of license.

§ 30-3-174. Implementation by licensing authority of withholding, etc.; additional review precluded; continuation of withholding, etc.; exemption of licensing authority from liability.

§ 30-3-175. Reinstatement of withheld, etc., license; obtaining new license after revocation.

§ 30-3-176. Fees and costs.

§ 30-3-177. Contempt petition; applicability of article to obligors who failed to follow previous orders.

§ 30-3-178. Applicability of article to courts and agencies of other states and United States.

§ 30-3-179. Legislative intent.

Article 9. ALABAMA CHILD SUPPORT REFORM ACT OF 1997.

§ 30-3-190. Short title.

§ 30-3-191. Definitions.

§ 30-3-192. Data match system; accounts encumbered or surrendered; reasonable fees; liability; disclosure of financial records; penalties.

§ 30-3-193. Requests for information by the state Title IV-D agency.

§ 30-3-194. Issuance or renewal of license, etc.; Social Security number requirements.

§ 30-3-195. State Disbursement Unit.

§ 30-3-196. State Case Registry.

§ 30-3-197. Authorized actions; safeguards.

§ 30-3-198. Notice of lien.

§ 30-3-199. Establishment and enforcement of confidential information rules and regulations.

§ 30-3-200. Liability for disclosure of information.