Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 38-10-1 (2026)
Short Title.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Support Act of 1979.”
(Acts 1979, No. 79-819, p. 1528, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases, 1980–2013 · leading case: Ex Parte Jenkins, 723 So. 2d 649 (Ala. 1998).
Ex Parte Jenkins, 723 So. 2d 649 (Ala. 1998). “These conclusions follow from the role exercised by the State in providing AFDC, pursuant to the Child Support Programs, Ala.Code 1975, §§ 38-10-1 to -53, and in bringing actions pursuant to § 26-17-1, which is the statutory directive providing that paternity actions be brought…”
Ex Parte Univ. of South Alabama, 541 So. 2d 535 (Ala. 1989). “) and the Child Support Act of 1979 (Ala.Code 1975, § 38-10-1 et seq.), to see that their parents provide their support.”
State ex rel. W.M.E. v. G.C., 73 So. 3d 593 (Ala. 2011). “Pursuant to the Child Support Act of 1979, Ala.Code 1975, § 38-10-1 et seq., a recipient *594 of aid from certain social-welfare programs assigns his or her right to collect child support to the State Department of Human Resources, and "[t]he department shall be sub-rogated to…”
Davis v. Blackstock, 159 So. 3d 708 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “The father does not, in his brief submitted to this court, explicitly contend that DHR could not intervene under Rule 24(a)(2).”
Chambliss v. Buckner, 804 F. Supp. 2d 1240 (M.D. Ala. 2011). “§§ 651 -669b, and as designated by the Alabama Child Support Act of 1979, Ala.Code §§ 38-10-1 to 38-10-12. The ADHR’s responsibilities include “locating absent parents, establishing paternity, establishing or modifying support orders, enforcing support obligations and related…”
Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. EAST CENT. INC., 574 So. 2d 716 (Ala. 1991). “The court noted that the legislature intended that §§ 38-10-1 through -11, Ala.Code *723 1975, which provide for the enforcement and collection of child support, were to be construed broadly to effectuate the purpose of having parents, not the state, support their children.”
In Re Allison, 182 B.R. 881 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1995). “Through authority provided in Ala. Code §§ 38-10-1 through 38-10-12, the State of Alabama, Department of Human Resources, (“DHR”) filed the present motion on behalf of Ms.”
Hein v. Fuller, 93 So. 3d 961 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). “Code 1975,] Section 38-10-1 et seq. An action under this section can be brought only if support has not previously been ordered pursuant to a divorce or other action in this or any other jurisdiction.”
Walker v. Walker, 695 So. 2d 58 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “That section also provides: "The action may be brought by the parent or guardian with physical or legal custody who is providing the actual care and support for the child or may be brought by the Department of Human Resources pursuant to the provisions of Section 38-10-1 et seq.…”
A.B. v. J.B., 40 So. 3d 723 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “Code 1975,] Section 38-10-1 et seq. An action under this section can be brought only if support has not previously been ordered pursuant to a divorce or other action in this or any other jurisdiction.”
State v. Little, 389 So. 2d 944 (Ala. Civ. App. 1980). “That chapter is designated as the Child Support Act of 1979 (§ 38-10-1). The act authorizes the Department of Pensions and Security of the State of Alabama to operate child support programs, including establishing paternity and enforcing child support obligations.”
P.Y.W. v. G.U.W., 858 So. 2d 265 (Ala. Civ. App. 2003). “Code 1975,] Section 38-10-1 et seq. An action under this section can be brought only if support has not previously been ordered pursuant to a divorce or other action in this or any other jurisdiction.”
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