Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 30-3A-611 (2026)
Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Repealed by Act 2015-284 effective June 2, 2015.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 2005–2013 · leading case: Mattes v. Mattes, 60 So. 3d 887 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
Mattes v. Mattes, 60 So. 3d 887 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). “An Alabama court may obtain jurisdiction to modify a foreign child-support order only if the requirements of § 30-3A-611 of the UIFSA have been met. Section 30-3A-611 provides: “(a) After a child-support order issued in another state has been registered in this state, the…”
C.K. v. J.M.S., 931 So. 2d 724 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “” He further points out that, when a foreign child-support order is registered in this state, the modification of that order “is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a court of this state-” Ala.Code 1975,…”
Ck v. Jms, 931 So. 2d 724 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “" Ala.Code 1975, § 30-3A-611(b). C.K. concludes that, because the juvenile court should have applied Alabama law in determining the duration and amount of child support that would be due from him, the juvenile court erred when it refused to hold that C.”
S.A.T. v. E.D., 972 So. 2d 804 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “The juvenile court, in unilaterally reducing the father’s child-support obligation, acted outside its jurisdiction because § 30-3A-611(a), Ala.Code 1975, provides that a *810 court of this state may modify a foreign child-support order only “[ajfter a child-support order issued…”
L.V. v. I.H., 123 So. 3d 954 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “in a state which has personal jurisdiction over the obligor’” (quoting § 30-3A-611 (Official Comment))). L.V. also maintains that it cannot be discerned from the record on appeal whether a “letter of transmittal .”
T.R. v. R.C., 4 So. 3d 487 (Ala. 2008). “The Madison Juvenile Court had jurisdiction to modify the June 2000 order based on the application of § 30-3A-611(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. Also, the State of Alabama, on the relation of the mother, was named a party plaintiff.”
Sat v. Ed, 972 So. 2d 804 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “The juvenile court, in unilaterally reducing the father's child-support obligation, acted outside its jurisdiction because § 30-3A-611(a), Ala.Code 1975, provides that a *810 court of this state may modify a foreign child-support order only "[a]fter a child-support order issued…”
Ex Parte TR, 4 So. 3d 487 (Ala. 2008). “[2] The Madison Juvenile Court had jurisdiction to modify the June 2000 order based on the application of § 30-3A-611(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. Also, the State of Alabama, on the relation of the mother, was named a party plaintiff.”
— Ala. Code § 30-3A-611(a) — 2 cases
S.A.T. v. E.D., 972 So. 2d 804 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “The juvenile court, in unilaterally reducing the father’s child-support obligation, acted outside its jurisdiction because § 30-3A-611(a), Ala.Code 1975, provides that a *810 court of this state may modify a foreign child-support order only “[ajfter a child-support order issued…”
Sat v. Ed, 972 So. 2d 804 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “The juvenile court, in unilaterally reducing the father's child-support obligation, acted outside its jurisdiction because § 30-3A-611(a), Ala.Code 1975, provides that a *810 court of this state may modify a foreign child-support order only "[a]fter a child-support order issued…”
— Ala. Code § 30-3A-611(a)(1) — 2 cases
T.R. v. R.C., 4 So. 3d 487 (Ala. 2008). “The Madison Juvenile Court had jurisdiction to modify the June 2000 order based on the application of § 30-3A-611(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. Also, the State of Alabama, on the relation of the mother, was named a party plaintiff.”
Ex Parte TR, 4 So. 3d 487 (Ala. 2008). “[2] The Madison Juvenile Court had jurisdiction to modify the June 2000 order based on the application of § 30-3A-611(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. Also, the State of Alabama, on the relation of the mother, was named a party plaintiff.”
— Ala. Code § 30-3A-611(a)(l)(ii) — 1 case
Mattes v. Mattes, 60 So. 3d 887 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). “An Alabama court may obtain jurisdiction to modify a foreign child-support order only if the requirements of § 30-3A-611 of the UIFSA have been met. Section 30-3A-611 provides: “(a) After a child-support order issued in another state has been registered in this state, the…”
— Ala. Code § 30-3A-611(b) — 2 cases
C.K. v. J.M.S., 931 So. 2d 724 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “” He further points out that, when a foreign child-support order is registered in this state, the modification of that order “is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a court of this state-” Ala.Code 1975,…”
Ck v. Jms, 931 So. 2d 724 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “" Ala.Code 1975, § 30-3A-611(b). C.K. concludes that, because the juvenile court should have applied Alabama law in determining the duration and amount of child support that would be due from him, the juvenile court erred when it refused to hold that C.”
— Ala. Code § 30-3A-611(c) — 2 cases
C.K. v. J.M.S., 931 So. 2d 724 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “” He further points out that, when a foreign child-support order is registered in this state, the modification of that order “is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a court of this state-” Ala.Code 1975,…”
Ck v. Jms, 931 So. 2d 724 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005). “" Ala.Code 1975, § 30-3A-611(b). C.K. concludes that, because the juvenile court should have applied Alabama law in determining the duration and amount of child support that would be due from him, the juvenile court erred when it refused to hold that C.”
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