Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 30-3B-112 (2026)

Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Records.

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(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:

(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing;

(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;

(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;

(4) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and

(5) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

(b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a).

(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.

(d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 19 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.

(Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2009–2013 · leading case: Davis v. Self, 960 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (N.D. Ala. 2013).
Davis v. Self, 960 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (N.D. Ala. 2013). · cites it 3× “A footnote at this point in the opinion of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals sets out the text of Alabama Code § 30-3B-112(a) as follows: "A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: "(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; "(2) Order a person to…”
Ex Parte Davis, 2100515 (ala.civ.app. 10-7-2011), 82 So. 3d 695 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Section 30-3B-112(a) provides: “A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: "(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; "(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; "(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect…”
D.B. v. Coffee Cnty. Dep't of Human Resources, 26 So. 3d 1239 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “513 (4); see generally § 30-3B-112, Ala.Code 1975). REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.”
— Ala. Code § 30-3B-112(a) — 2 cases
Ex Parte Davis, 2100515 (ala.civ.app. 10-7-2011), 82 So. 3d 695 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Section 30-3B-112(a) provides: “A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: "(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; "(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; "(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect…”
Davis v. Self, 960 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (N.D. Ala. 2013). “A footnote at this point in the opinion of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals sets out the text of Alabama Code § 30-3B-112(a) as follows: "A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: "(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; "(2) Order a person to…”
— Ala. Code § 30-3B-112(a)(4) — 1 case
Davis v. Self, 960 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (N.D. Ala. 2013). “A footnote at this point in the opinion of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals sets out the text of Alabama Code § 30-3B-112(a) as follows: "A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: "(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; "(2) Order a person to…”
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