SB268 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cam Ward
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Child support, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act adopted, registration, enforcement, and modification of foreign child support orders, Secs. 30-3D-101 to 30-3D-105, inclusive, 30-3D-201 to 30-3D-211, inclusive, 30-3D-301 to 30-3D-319, inclusive, 30-3D-401, 30-3D-402, 30-3D-501 to 30-3D-507, inclusive, 30-3D-601 to 30-3D-616, inclusive, 30-3D-701 to 30-3D-713, inclusive, 30-3D-801, 30-3D-802, 30-3D-901, 30-3D-902, added; Secs. 30-3A-101, 30-3A-102, 30-3A-103, 30-3A-201 to 30-3A-209, inclusive, 30-3A-301 to 30-3A-319, inclusive, 30-3A-401, 30-3A-501 to 30-3A-507, inclusive, 30-3A-601 to 30-3A-614, inclusive, 30-3A-701, 30-3A-801, 30-3A-802, 30-3A-901 to 30-3A-906, inclusive, repealed
Summary: SB268 adopts the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to manage cross-border child-support orders, replacing Chapter 3A and covering registration, enforcement, and modification with both interstate and Hague Convention cases.
What This Bill Does
The bill creates Chapter 3D to implement UIFSA, defining key terms and establishing rules for foreign and interstate child-support orders. It sets up Alabama courts as the main tribunals and the Department of Human Resources as the enforcement agency, and it details when Alabama can exercise jurisdiction to modify or enforce orders. It provides procedures for registering, enforcing, and possibly modifying orders from other states or foreign countries (including Hague Convention cases), and it includes rules for determining the controlling order and handling payments and arrears. It also adds special rules for Convention-related processes and includes transitional provisions and repeal of Chapter 3A.

Who It Affects
Parents and children in Alabama who have a child-support obligation or are owed support; the bill affects how orders from other states or foreign countries are recognized, registered, enforced, and modified (including how arrears are calculated and credited).
Support enforcement agencies and employers in Alabama (e.g., the Department of Human Resources and employers who handle wage withholding), who must process orders across state lines, withhold income as directed, and may face penalties for noncompliance.

Key Provisions
Adds Chapter 3D to Title 30 to adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and repeals Chapter 3A.
Defines terms such as child, child-support order, foreign country, home state, obligor, obligee, and other related concepts to govern cross-border support cases.
Designates the Alabama courts as the initiating and responding tribunals and the Department of Human Resources as the support enforcement agency for UIFSA matters.
Establishes bases for personal jurisdiction over nonresidents and continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify or enforce orders, including rules for determining the controlling order when multiple orders exist.
Outlines procedures for registering and enforcing orders from other states or foreign countries, including how to notify parties, how payments are credited, and how to handle arrears and currency conversion.
Sets income-withholding procedures across state lines, duties of employers, penalties for noncompliance, and methods for contesting the validity or enforcement of orders.
Includes Article 7 provisions for handling support proceedings under the Hague Convention, including direct requests, recognition/enforcement of Convention orders, and central authorities.
Provides for interstate rendition, modification procedures, and recognition of orders modified in another state, along with related notice requirements.
Contains transitional provisions for immediate effect and the repeal of Chapter 3A.

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Subjects: Child Support