Alabama § 26-17-313 Release of Information

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-17-313 — Release of Information

Alabama § 26-17-313

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 17Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

Art. 3Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity

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Ala. Code § 26-17-313 (2026).

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The affidavit of paternity shall be considered a confidential record and access shall be available in the same manner as birth records. The affidavit of paternity shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 22-9A-12(c) and shall be released by the Office of Vital Statistics to the Department of Human Resources upon request by the department and payment of any fee required by the Office of Vital Statistics for the purpose of child support enforcement or any other lawful purpose without the necessity of a court order.

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The affidavit of paternity shall be considered a confidential record and access shall be available in the same manner as birth records. The affidavit of paternity shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 22-9A-12(c) and shall be released by the Office of Vital Statistics to the Department of Human Resources upon request by the department and payment of any fee required by the Office of Vital Statistics for the purpose of child support enforcement or any other lawful purpose without the necessity of a court order.