30-3B-310
Section 30-3B-310 Hearing 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...
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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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30-3-161
Section 30-3-161 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different definition: (1) CHANGE
OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. A change of the residence of a child whose custody has been determined
by a prior court order, whether or not accompanied by a change of the residence of a person
entitled to custody of the child, with the intent that such change shall be permanent in nature
and not amounting to a temporary absence of the child from his or her principal residence.
(2) CHILD. A minor child as defined by subdivision (2) of Section 30-3B-102. As used in this
article, the term may include the singular and the plural. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating...
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30-3B-309
Section 30-3B-309 Service 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.)...
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30-3B-204
Section 30-3B-204 Temporary emergency jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has temporary
emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned
or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or
parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. (b) If there
is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter
and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction
under Sections 30-3B-201 through 30-3B-203, a child custody determination made under this
section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction
under Sections 30-3B-201 through 30-3B-203. If a child custody proceeding has not been or
is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under Sections 30-3B-201 through
30-3B-203, a child custody determination made under this section becomes...
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30-3B-205
Section 30-3B-205 Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder. (a) Before a child custody determination
is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards
of Section 30-3B-108 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this
state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental
rights have not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody of the
child. (b) This chapter does not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination
made without notice or an opportunity to be heard. (c) The obligation to join a party and
the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding under this chapter are governed
by the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state.
(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-4
Section 30-3C-4 Actions for abduction prevention measures. (a) A court on its own motion may
order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that
the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child. (b) A party to a child-custody
determination or another individual or entity having a right under the law of this state or
any other state to seek a child-custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking
abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this chapter. This chapter creates
no new requirement on the Department of Human Resources or any other social services agency
or entity to file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures on behalf of a child. (Act
2010-212, p. 339, §4.)...
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30-3-132
Section 30-3-132 Factors court must consider. (a) In addition to other factors that a court
is required to consider in a proceeding in which the custody of a child or visitation by a
parent is at issue and in which the court has made a finding of domestic or family violence
the court shall consider each of the following: (1) The safety and well-being of the child
and of the parent who is the victim of family or domestic violence. (2) The perpetrator's
history of causing physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or causing reasonable fear of physical
harm, bodily injury, or assault, to another person. (b) If a parent is absent or relocates
because of an act of domestic or family violence by the other parent, the absence or relocation
may not be a factor that weighs against the parent in determining the custody or visitation.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-629, p. 1332, §3.)...
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30-3B-112
Section 30-3B-112 Cooperation between courts; preservation of records. (a) A court of this
state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing;
(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) Order
that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;
(4) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of
the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with
the request; and (5) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical
custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child. (b) Upon request
of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described
in subsection (a). (c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections
(a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties...
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