Alabama § 26-17-604 Personal Jurisdiction

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-17-604 — Personal Jurisdiction

Alabama § 26-17-604

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 17Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

Art. 6Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage

Part 1Nature of Proceeding

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Ala. Code § 26-17-604 (2026).

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(a)An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

(b)A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in Section 30-3A-201 are fulfilled.

(c)Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.

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(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.
(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in Section 30-3A-201 are fulfilled.
(c) Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.