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U.S. State Codes
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Alabama
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Title 38 - Public Welfare.
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Chapter 10 - Child Support ...
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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 38-10-1 - Short title.
Section 38-10-2 - Definitions.
Section 38-10-3 - Authorization of operation of child support programs by Department of Human Resources generally; designation of the department as the agency to administer income withholding.
Section 38-10-4 - Acceptance of aid for or on behalf of dependent or needy child deemed assignment of right to support to department generally; subrogation of right to child support payments.
Section 38-10-5 - Form and effect of assignment of child support payments to department.
Section 38-10-6 - Effect of payment of aid to or on behalf of dependent or needy child by department.
Section 38-10-7 - Institution of actions for enforcement of child support obligations, etc.
Section 38-10-7.1 - Scope of representation of district attorney or appointed attorney in support enforcement action.
Section 38-10-8 - Disposition of child support payments collected pursuant to judicial actions.
Section 38-10-9 - Investigations by department as to location of parents and ability of parents to furnish child support; authority to notify parent of support duty; falsification of report as to parent's income, etc.; citation to require in-court testimony; employer's duty to provide certain information.
Section 38-10-10 - Right of action of persons owed duty of support.
Section 38-10-11 - Construction of provisions of article.
Section 38-10-12 - Time limit for disbursement by department to child's custodian of child support payments received by it; exception.