HB144 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Child support, domestic relations cases, apointment of court referee by circuit court, Sec. 12-17-330 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, with the approval of the Director of the Administrative Office of Courts, district court judges may appoint court referees to handle certain juvenile and child support cases under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or the district court, including certain child support enforcement cases initiated by the Department of Human Resources pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act in which the Child Support Division of the department is providing some sort of assistance in establishing paternity, obtaining support, or securing compliance with a support order. Existing law does not expressly authorize the appointment of court referees to hear child support enforcement cases that are domestic relations cases under the jurisdiction of the circuit court.

This bill would authorize the appointment of court referees to hear certain child support enforcement cases over which the domestic relations division of the circuit court has jurisdiction.

This bill would authorize the court referee to hear child support enforcement cases, including cases initiated after the entry of a final judgment in a divorce case in which the Department of Human Resources is providing assistance pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

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Subjects

Child Support