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AL Code § 30-3B-210 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 2 - Jurisdiction.|Section 30-3B-210 - Appearance of Parties and Child.

Section 30-3B-210Appearance of parties and child. (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear before the court in person with or without the child. The court may order any person who is in this state and who has physical custody or control of the child to appear in person with the child. (b) If a party to a child custody proceeding whose presence is desired by the court is outside this state, the court may order that a notice given pursuant to Section 30-3B-108 include a statement directing the party to appear in person with or without the child and informing the party that failure to appear may result in a decision adverse to the party. (c) The court may enter any orders necessary to ensure the safety of the child and of any person ordered to appear under this section. (d) If a party to a child custody proceeding who is outside this state is directed to appear under subsection (b) or desires to appear personally before the court with or without the child, the court may require another party to pay reasonable and necessary travel and other expenses of the party so appearing and of the child. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-301 - Definitions.

Section 30-3B-301Definitions. In this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) PETITIONER. A person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. (2) RESPONDENT. A person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-302 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-302 - Enforcement Under Hague Convention.

Section 30-3B-302Enforcement under Hague Convention.  Under this article a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-303 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-303 - Duty to Enforce.

Section 30-3B-303Duty to enforce.  (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this chapter. (b) A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-304 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-304 - Temporary Visitation.

Section 30-3B-304Temporary visitation. (a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination, may issue a temporary order enforcing: (1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; (2) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule; or (3) The visitation provision of a child custody determination of another state by implementing makeup or substitute visitation. (b) If a court of this state makes an order under subsection (a)(2) or subsection (a)(3), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Article 2. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-306 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-306 - Enforcement of Registered Determination.

Section 30-3B-306Enforcement of registered determination.  (a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state. (b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Article 2, a registered child custody determination of a court of another state. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-307 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-307 - Simultaneous Proceedings.

Section 30-3B-307Simultaneous proceedings. If a proceeding for enforcement under this article is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under Article 2, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-309 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-309 - Service of Petition and Order.

Section 30-3B-309Service of petition and order. Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3B-311, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-310 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-310 - Hearing and Order.

Section 30-3B-310Hearing and order. (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to Section 30-3B-204, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that: (1) The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under Section 30-3B-305 and that: a. The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Article 2; b. The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2; or c. The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 30-3B-108, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or (2) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under Section 30-3B-305, but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2. (b) The court may award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under Section 30-3B-312 and may grant additional relief, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate. (c) If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal. (d) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this article. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-311 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-311 - Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child.

Section 30-3B-311Warrant to take physical custody of child.  (a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state. (b) If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state, it may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard within 72 hours after the warrant is executed unless impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the next judicial day. The application for the warrant must include the statements required by Section 30-3B-308(b). (c) A warrant to take physical custody of a child must: (1) Recite the facts upon which a conclusion of imminent serious physical harm or removal from the jurisdiction is based; (2) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately; (3) Provide for the placement of the child pending final relief; and (4) Provide the specific facts found by the court that constitute "the exigent circumstances" required under Section 30-3B-311(e) to warrant authorizing the law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour. (d) The respondent must be served with the petition, warrant, and order immediately after the child is taken into physical custody. (e) A warrant to take physical custody of a child is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds on the basis of the testimony of the petitioner or other witness that a less intrusive remedy is not effective, it may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by exigent circumstances of the case, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour. (f) The court may impose conditions upon placement of a child to ensure the appearance of the child and the child's custodian. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-312 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-312 - Costs, Fees, and Expenses.

Section 30-3B-312Costs, fees, and expenses.  (a) The court may award any party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings. (b) The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than this chapter. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-313 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-313 - Recognition and Enforcement.

Section 30-3B-313Recognition and enforcement. A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this chapter which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-314 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 3 - Enforcement.|Section 30-3B-314 - Appeals.

Section 30-3B-314Appeals.  An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this article in accordance with Alabama law. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under Section 30-3B-204, the enforcing court may not stay an order enforcing a child custody determination pending appeal. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-401 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 30-3B-401 - Application and Construction.

Section 30-3B-401Application and construction. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-402 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 30-3B-402 - Severability Clause.

Section 30-3B-402Severability clause. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-403 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 30-3B-403 - Effective Date.

Section 30-3B-403Effective date.  This chapter takes effect January 1, 2000. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-404 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 30-3B-404 - Repeals.

Section 30-3B-404Repeals. Effective January 1, 2000, the following sections and all amendments thereto and all other sections and parts of sections of this code inconsistent herewith are repealed: The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act located at Sections 30-3-20 through 30-3-44. No actions may be filed under the repealed provisions after December 31, 1999. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3B-405 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3B - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 30-3B-405 - Transitional Provision.

Section 30-3B-405Transitional provision. A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination which was commenced before January 1, 2000, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.  (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 30-3D-101 - Short Title.

Section 30-3D-101Short title.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 30-3D-103 - State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency.

Section 30-3D-103State tribunal and support enforcement agency.  (a) The court of this state authorized to establish, enforce, or modify a support order or to determine parentage is the tribunal of this state. (b) The Department of Human Resources is the support enforcement agency of this state. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 30-3D-104 - Remedies Cumulative.

Section 30-3D-104Remedies cumulative.  (a) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This chapter does not: (1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state; or (2) grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this chapter. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 30-3D-105 - Application of Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding.

Section 30-3D-105Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.  (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving: (1) a foreign support order; (2) a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6. (c) Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-201 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 2 - Jurisdiction.|Section 30-3D-201 - Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident.

Section 30-3D-201Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.  (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if: (1) the individual is personally served with summons within this state; (2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction; (3) the individual resided with the child in this state; (4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child; (5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual; (6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; (7) the individual asserted parentage of a child in the putative father registry maintained in this state by the Department of Human Resources; or (8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction. (b) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (a) or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a child-support order of another state unless the requirements of Section 30-3D-611 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of Section 30-3D-615 are met. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-202 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 2 - Jurisdiction.|Section 30-3D-202 - Duration of Personal Jurisdiction.

Section 30-3D-202Duration of personal jurisdiction.  Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by Sections 30-3D-205, 30-3D-206, and 30-3D-211. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-203 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 2 - Jurisdiction.|Section 30-3D-203 - Initiating and Responding Tribunal of State.

Section 30-3D-203Initiating and responding tribunal of state.  Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country. (Act 2015-284, §1.)
AL Code § 30-3D-204 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.|Chapter 3D - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.|Article 2 - Jurisdiction.|Section 30-3D-204 - Simultaneous Proceedings.

Section 30-3D-204Simultaneous proceedings.  (a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country; (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and (3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child. (b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state; (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and (3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child. (Act 2015-284, §1.)