HB350 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Wes Long

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Wayne JohnsonDaniel H. Boman

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Child support, failure to pay, courts authorized to fine and imprison for contempt, Sec. 12-11-30 am'd.

Summary

HB350 would expand penalties for failing to pay court-ordered child support by allowing circuit, district, and juvenile courts to punish contempt with fines up to $100 and imprisonment up to 15 days (or both).

What This Bill Does

The bill adds that circuit courts may punish a person who violates a child support order by contempt, with a fine of up to $100, imprisonment up to 15 days, or both. It also extends these punishment provisions to district and juvenile courts, meaning they can enforce the same contempt penalties for child support nonpayment that circuit courts can.

Who It Affects

• Parents or guardians who owe child support and may be held in contempt for nonpayment, facing fines up to $100, imprisonment up to 15 days, or both.
• Courts (circuit, district, and juvenile) authorized to enforce contempt for child support orders and impose the stated penalties.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes circuit courts to punish contempt for failing to pay child support with a fine up to $100, imprisonment up to 15 days, or both.
• Extends the punishment provisions for contempt to district courts and juvenile courts, applying the same limits to nonpayment of child support.

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Subjects

Child Support