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Ala. Code § 30-3B-306 (2026)

Enforcement of Registered Determination.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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(a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Article 2, a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.

(Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2023 · leading case: Garrett v. Williams, 68 So. 3d 846 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
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Garrett v. Williams, 68 So. 3d 846 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Moreover, § 30-3B-306 provides that a court of this state may enforce only a registered foreign child-custody order.”
Riggs v. Krukenberg (Ex parte Krukenberg), 252 So. 3d 676 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “The circuit court specifically recognized in the December 2015 judgment that it lacked the power to modify the Texas judgment and that it was merely enforcing it under Ala. Code 1975, § 30-3B-306. We note that the enforcement of the Texas judgment did not change the Texas…”
R.W. v. G.W., 2 So. 3d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “2 Even if the registration had been properly performed, pursuant to § 30-3B-306(b), “[a] court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Article 2 [§ 30-3B-201 through § 30-3B-210], a registered child custody determination of a…”
Krouse v. Youngblood, 171 So. 3d 49 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015). “Code 1975, provides that “[a] court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.” The UCCJEA defines a “child custody determination” as “[a] judgment,…”
Rw v. Gw, 2 So. 3d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “[2] Even if the registration had been properly performed, pursuant to § 30-3B-306(b), "[a] court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Article 2 [§ 30-3B-201 through § 30-3B-210], a registered child custody determination of a…”
Ex Parte Jason Slayton Petition for Writ of Mandamus: (Ala. Civ. App. 2023). “' "… [A]n Alabama trial court lacks jurisdiction to modify a foreign child-custody judgment if that judgment has not been properly registered pursuant to § 30-3B-306[, Ala. Code 1975,] of the UCCJEA.”
— Ala. Code § 30-3B-306(a) — 2 cases
Riggs v. Krukenberg (Ex parte Krukenberg), 252 So. 3d 676 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “The circuit court specifically recognized in the December 2015 judgment that it lacked the power to modify the Texas judgment and that it was merely enforcing it under Ala. Code 1975, § 30-3B-306. We note that the enforcement of the Texas judgment did not change the Texas…”
Krouse v. Youngblood, 171 So. 3d 49 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015). “Code 1975, provides that “[a] court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.” The UCCJEA defines a “child custody determination” as “[a] judgment,…”
— Ala. Code § 30-3B-306(b) — 2 cases
R.W. v. G.W., 2 So. 3d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “2 Even if the registration had been properly performed, pursuant to § 30-3B-306(b), “[a] court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Article 2 [§ 30-3B-201 through § 30-3B-210], a registered child custody determination of a…”
Rw v. Gw, 2 So. 3d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “[2] Even if the registration had been properly performed, pursuant to § 30-3B-306(b), "[a] court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with Article 2 [§ 30-3B-201 through § 30-3B-210], a registered child custody determination of a…”
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