HB43 Alabama 2019 Session

Under existing law, with the approval of the Director of the Administrative Office of Courts, judges may appoint court referees to handle certain juvenile and child support cases under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, including child support cases brought pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Existing law does not expressly authorize the appointment of court referees to hear child support cases that are domestic relations cases under the jurisdiction of the circuit court brought pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act

This bill would authorize the appointment of court referees to hear child support cases brought pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act over which the domestic relations division of the circuit court has jurisdiction

Relating to court referees; to amend Section 12-17-330 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the appointment of court referees to hear child support cases that are domestic relations cases under the jurisdiction of the circuit court brought pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act; to establish a procedure by which the child support case would be heard; to specify the duties of the court referee; and to provide for review of the findings in each case by a circuit court judge.