HB214 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Becky NordgrenMac Buttram

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Child support, payments pursuant to withholding orders, ability to make to clerk of court deleted, employers required to notify Department of Human Resources of payments greater then $500, Secs. 30-3-61, 30-3-62, 30-3-65, 30-3-66 am'd.

Summary

HB214 would stop sending child support payments to the clerk of the court and require employers to notify the Department of Human Resources before paying $500 or more in arrears when IV-D services apply.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends four sections to remove the option of making support payments to the clerk of the court and to require employers in IV-D cases to notify the Department of Human Resources before paying $500 or more in arrears. It preserves the general withholding framework, including how amounts are withheld and paid to the appropriate recipient, and sets timing rules for payments and service. It also keeps withholding orders in effect until the court changes them and describes when notices and terminations can occur.

Who It Affects

• Employers who process income withholding orders for child support; they must adjust payment routing in IV-D cases and follow the new notification and timing rules for arrears.
• Custodial parents/obligees and the Department of Human Resources (in IV-D cases) who receive or administer child support payments, since payment routing may shift away from the clerk of the court and new notification requirements apply.

Key Provisions

• Amends 30-3-61, 30-3-62, 30-3-65, and 30-3-66 to remove the option of making support payments to the clerk of the court and to require employers in IV-D cases to notify the Department of Human Resources before paying $500 or more in arrears.
• In IV-D cases, requires employers to notify DHR at least 45 days before a payment of $500 or more to the obligor and to withhold/pay according to the order, with the payment not released until 30 days after the intended date or until authorized; act takes effect immediately.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Child Support