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Ala. Code § 26-17-104 (2026)

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A circuit or district court of this state or any other court of this state, as provided by law, shall have original jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage pursuant to this chapter and may determine issues of custody, support, and visitation incidental to a determination of parentage. If an issue of non-parentage is raised in a domestic relations action in this state, a court of this state having jurisdiction over the domestic relations action shall have the authority to adjudicate parentage or non-parentage pursuant to this chapter.

(Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: K.C. v. R.L.P., 67 So. 3d 94 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
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K.C. v. R.L.P., 67 So. 3d 94 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “’ The clear intent of the Legislature was to provide that the juvenile courts of this state should no longer be deciding custody disputes except insofar as their resolution is directly incidental to core juvenile-court jurisdiction (such as in original paternity actions, see…”
Brock v. Herd, 187 So. 3d 1161 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “) Based upon the plain language of § 26-17-104 and the omission of the term “exclusive” from § 12-15-115, we conclude that the AJJA does not vest juvenile courts with exclusive original jurisdiction to adjudicate paternity, and, thus, the circuit court in the case before us…”
B.L.R. v. N.M.N. III, 69 So. 3d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “intent of the Legislature was to provide that the juvenile courts of this state should no longer be deciding custody disputes except insofar as their resolution is directly incidental to core juvenile-court jurisdiction (such as in original paternity actions, see Ala. Code 1975,…”
B.F.G. v. C.N.L., 204 So. 3d 399 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “2015) (“Based upon the plain language of § 26-17-104 and the omission of the term ‘exclusive’ from § 12-15-115, we conclude that the AJJA does not vest juvenile courts with exclusive original jurisdiction to adjudicate paternity, and, thus, the circuit court in the case before…”
T.C. v. C.E., 63 So. 3d 627 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “” The clear intent of the Legislature was to provide that the juvenile courts of this state should no longer be deciding *631 custody disputes except insofar as their resolution is directly incidental to core juvenile-court jurisdiction (such as in original paternity actions,…”
J.W. S.W. v. C.B., 68 So. 3d 878 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Code 1975, “[t]he clear intent of the Legislature was to provide that the juvenile courts of this state should no longer be deciding custody disputes except insofar as their resolution is directly incidental to core juvenile-court jurisdiction (such as in original paternity…”
F.T.G. v. T.T.R., 199 So. 3d 82 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015). “” Section 26-17-104, Ala.Code 1975, a part of the Alabama Uniform Parentage Act (2008), § 26-17-101 et seq.”
L.R.S. v. M.J., 229 So. 3d 772 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “Code 1975, § 12-15-115(a)(6), § 26-17-104, and § 26-17-636(g), in certain dependency actions, see Ala.”
L.P. v. A.W., 78 So. 3d 1003 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” The clear intent of the Legislature was to provide that the juvenile courts of this state should no longer be deciding custody disputes except insofar as their resolution is directly incidental to core juvenile-court jurisdiction (such as in original paternity actions, see…”
C.C.N. v. R.E.S., 239 So. 3d 1164 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “See also § 26-17-104, Ala. Code 1975 ("A circuit or district court of this state or any other court of this state, as provided by law, shall have original jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage pursuant to this chapter and may determine issues of custody, support, and visitation…”
E.L. v. C.P. (Ex parte C.P.), 253 So. 3d 401 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “2015) (citing, among other authorities, Ala. Code 1975, § 26-17-104 ).”
A.S. v. C.M., 71 So. 3d 662 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “’ The clear intent of the Legislature was to provide that the juvenile courts of this state should no longer be deciding custody disputes except insofar as their resolution is directly incidental to core juvenile-court jurisdiction (such as in original paternity actions, see…”
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