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30-3B-201
Section 30-3B-201 Initial child custody jurisdiction. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section
30-3B-204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination
only if: (1) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of
the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement
of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as
a parent continues to live in this state; (2) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction
under subdivision (1), or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise
jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under Section 30-3B-207
or 30-3B-208, and: a. The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one parent
or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere
physical presence; and b. Substantial evidence is...
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30-3B-101
Section 30-3B-101 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction
and Enforcement Act. (Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)...
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30-3C-5
Section 30-3C-5 Jurisdiction. (a) A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court
that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue
under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Chapter 3B of this title.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction
to take action under this chapter if a child is present in this state and the court finds
there is a credible risk of abduction. (Act 2010-212, p. 339, §5.)...
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30-3C-3
Section 30-3C-3 Cooperation and communication among courts. Sections 30-3B-110, 30-3B-111,
and 30-3B-112 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act apply to cooperation
and communications among courts in proceedings under this chapter. (Act 2010-212, p. 339,
§3.)...
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30-3B-202
Section 30-3B-202 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section
30-3B-204, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with
Section 30-3B-201 or Section 30-3B-203 has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the determination
until: (1) A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one
parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this
state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's
care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or (2) A court of this state or a
court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting
as a parent do not presently reside in this state. (b) A court of this state which has made
a child custody determination and does not have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this
section may modify that determination only if it has...
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26-10A-2
Section 26-10A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the following meaning
whenever used in this chapter except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment of the custody of a minor by parent,
or a withholding from the minor, without good cause or excuse, by the parent, of his or her
presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or the opportunity for the display of filial
affection, or the failure to claim the rights of a parent, or the failure to perform the duties
of a parent. (2) ADOPTEE. The person being adopted. (3) ADULT. A person who is 19 years of
age or older or who by statute is otherwise deemed an adult. (4) CONSENT. Voluntarily agreeing
to adoption. (5) FATHER. A male person who is the biological father of the minor or is treated
by law as the father. (6) LICENSED CHILD PLACING AGENCY. Any adoption agency that is licensed
under the provisions of the Alabama Child Care Act of 1971...
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5-25-16
Section 5-25-16 Enforcement and penalties. (a) Whenever it appears to the supervisor that any
person required to be licensed or registered under this chapter has violated any law of this
state or any order or regulation of the department, the supervisor after notice and hearing
may order such person or an affiliate acting on behalf of such person to cease and desist
from the unauthorized practices. (b) Any person required to be licensed under this chapter
or an affiliate of such person who is found by the supervisor after notice and hearing to
have violated this chapter or the terms of any order issued pursuant to this section may be
ordered by the supervisor to pay a civil penalty of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000)
in the aggregate for all violations of a similar nature or, where violations are knowing violations,
not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), in addition to any other penalties provided
by law, including, but not limited to, revocation of any licenses...
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12-17-24.2
Section 12-17-24.2 Jurisdiction of Family Court Division. (a) The Family Court Division of
the Circuit Court of the 37th Judicial Circuit shall handle all cases and proceedings involving
divorces, annulments of marriages, custody and support of children, granting and enforcement
of alimony, proceedings under any reciprocal non-support act, and all other domestic and marital
matters over which the circuit courts have jurisdiction, including non-support cases arising
in the circuit under Title 30, Chapters 3 and 4. (b) The division shall also have and exercise
jurisdiction over juveniles for the purposes of subsection (a), and for the enforcement of
Chapter 15 of this title. (c) All cases and proceedings involving domestic relations and marital
matters which originate in the circuit court shall be assigned to the family court division.
If the docket of the division is overcrowded, cases may be reassigned by the presiding judge
of the circuit court to other circuit and district judges of...
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26-14-6
Section 26-14-6 Temporary protective custody. A police officer, a law enforcement official,
or a designated employee of the State or County Department of Human Resources may take a child
into protective custody, or any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution or any
physician treating a child may keep that child in his or her custody, without the consent
of the parent or guardian, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if the
circumstances or conditions of the child are such that continuing in his or her place of residence
or in the care and custody of the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible
for the child's care presents an imminent danger to that child's life or health. However,
such official shall immediately notify the court having jurisdiction over juveniles of such
actions in taking the child into protective custody; provided, that such custody shall not
exceed 72 hours and that a court of competent jurisdiction and the...
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30-3-162
Section 30-3-162 Applicability. (a) Except as provided otherwise by this chapter, the provisions
of this article apply to all orders determining custody of or visitation with a child whether
such order was issued before or after September 1, 2003. To the extent that a provision of
this article conflicts with an existing order determining custody of or visitation with a
child or other enforceable agreement, this article does not apply to alter or amend the terms
of such order or agreement which addresses the rights of the parties or the child with regard
to a change in the primary residence of a child. Any person entitled to the legal or physical
custody of or visitation with a child may commence an action for modification to incorporate
the provisions of this article into an existing order determining the custody of or visitation
with a child. Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 30-3-165, this article shall
not apply to a person who is on active military service in the...
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