Code of Alabama - Title 26: Infants and Incompetents - Section 26-17-624 - Temporary order

Section 26-17-624 - Temporary order.

(a) In a proceeding under this article, upon a motion by a party the court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay support is:

(1) a presumed father of the child;

(2) petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;

(3) identified as the father through genetic testing under Section 26-17-505;

(4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;

(5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or

(6) the mother of the child.

(b) A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by other law of this state.

(Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021