26-17-601
Section 26-17-601 Proceeding authorized. (a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate
the parentage of a child. The proceeding is governed by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
or the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure as such applies to the court in which the proceeding
is filed. (b) Stipulations in any agreement that seek to bar a paternity action are not enforceable.
(Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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26-17-602
Section 26-17-602 Standing to maintain proceeding. Subject to Article 3 and Sections 26-17-607
and 26-17-609, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (1) the child; (2)
the mother of the child; (3) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated; (4)
the Alabama Department of Human Resources; (5) an authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing
agency licensed in Alabama or any other state that is properly authorized to do business in
Alabama; (6) a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise
be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor; or (7)
any interested person. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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26-17-603
Section 26-17-603 Parties to proceeding. The following individuals must be joined as parties
in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: (1) the mother of the child; and (2) a man whose
paternity of the child is to be adjudicated. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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26-17-309
Section 26-17-309 Procedure for rescission or challenge. (a) Every signatory to an acknowledgment
of paternity must be made a party to a proceeding to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment.
(b) For the purpose of rescission of, or challenge to, an acknowledgment of paternity, a signatory
submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment, effective upon
the filing of the document with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics. (c) Except for good
cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment
of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising
from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support. (d) A judicial proceeding
to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity must be conducted in the same manner
as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under Article 6. (e) At the conclusion of a proceeding
to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity, the...
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26-17-607
Section 26-17-607 Action to disprove parentage when there is a presumed father. (a) Except
as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a presumed father may bring an action to disprove
paternity at any time. If the presumed father persists in his status as the legal father of
a child, neither the mother nor any other individual may maintain an action to disprove paternity.
(b) A presumption of paternity under this section may be rebutted in an appropriate action
only by clear and convincing evidence. In the event two or more conflicting presumptions arise,
that which is founded upon the weightier considerations of public policy and logic, as evidenced
by the facts, shall control. The presumption of paternity is rebutted by a court decree establishing
paternity of the child by another man. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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26-17-302
Section 26-17-302 Execution of acknowledgment of paternity. (a) An acknowledgment of paternity
must: (1) be in a record filed with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics; (2) be signed,
and notarized, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish
his paternity; (3) state that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged: (A) does not
have a presumed father or the man executing the acknowledgment is the presumed father; and
(B) does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father; (4) state whether there has
been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man's claim of paternity is consistent
with the results of the testing; and (5) state that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment
shall be considered a legal finding of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the
acknowledgment is permitted only as provided in this chapter. (b) A presumed father may sign
an acknowledgment of paternity which must be notarized. (Act 2008-376,...
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26-17-307
Section 26-17-307 Proceeding for rescission. A signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of paternity
only in a judicial proceeding before the earlier of: (1) sixty days after the effective date
of the acknowledgment, as provided in Section 26-17-304; or (2) the date of the first hearing,
in a proceeding to which the signatory is a party, before a court to adjudicate an issue relating
to the child, including a proceeding that establishes support. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...

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26-17-624
Section 26-17-624 Temporary order. (a) In a proceeding under this article, upon a motion by
a party the court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate
and the individual ordered to pay support is: (1) a presumed father of the child; (2) petitioning
to have his paternity adjudicated; (3) identified as the father through genetic testing under
Section 26-17-505; (4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5)
shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or (6) the mother of
the child. (b) A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided
by other law of this state. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)...
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30-3-197
Section 30-3-197 Authorized actions; safeguards. (a) Provided that no actions are pending before
any circuit and district court of this state, the state Title IV-D agency may take the following
actions related to establishment of paternity or to the establishment, modification, or enforcement
of support orders, without the necessity of obtaining an order from any other judicial or
administrative tribunal, or in furtherance of any existing order, and to recognize and enforce
the authority of the state Title IV-D agencies of other states of the following actions: (1)
To order genetic testing for the purpose of paternity establishment. (2) To subpoena any financial
or other information needed to establish, modify, or enforce a support order, and to impose
penalties for failure to respond to a subpoena. (3) To require all entities in the state,
including for profit, nonprofit, and governmental employers, to provide promptly, in response
to a request by the state Title IV-D agency of this...
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30-3-4.2
Section 30-3-4.2 Grandparent visitation. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words have the following meanings: (1) GRANDPARENT. The parent of a parent, whether the relationship
is created biologically or by adoption. (2) HARM. A finding by the court, by clear and convincing
evidence, that without court-ordered visitation by the grandparent, the child's emotional,
mental, or physical well-being has been, could reasonably be, or would be jeopardized. (b)
A grandparent may file an original action in a circuit court where his or her grandchild resides
or any other court exercising jurisdiction with respect to the grandchild or file a motion
to intervene in any action when any court in this state has before it any issue concerning
custody of the grandchild, including a domestic relations proceeding involving the parent
or parents of the grandchild, for reasonable visitation rights with respect to the grandchild
if any of the following circumstances exist: (1) An action for...
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