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Unified Judicial System 
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PETITION FOR SUPPORT 

Court Case Number 

      

IN THE       __________________ COURT OF      ____________________ COUNTY, ALABAMA 
STATE OF ALABAMA,  ex rel. 

      

 
 

(Plaintiff) 

v.        
   

(Defendant) 

 

Comes the 

 State of Alabama, ex rel. Plaintiff or 

 Plaintiff and shows unto the Court as follows: 

1. 

  The Defendant has executed the attached Acknowledgment of Paternity. 

  The Defendant is the person charged with the legal duty of supporting the child(ren) named as follows: 

(If more space is needed, attach a separate sheet of paper.) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

NAME OF CHILD 
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

DATE OF BIRTH 
      
      
      
      
      
      

      
      
      

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

and, if ordered, the spouse/former spouse,    ________________________  . 

The Defendant is able to pay for the support and maintenance of child(ren) and spouse/former spouse. 

2.  CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 

  The Plaintiff in this cause is the custodian of the child(ren) named above, and is now receiving or has 

received  Family  Assistance  toward  the  support  of  the  above-named  minor  child(ren)  from  the  State  of  Alabama, 

Department of Human Resources, and has assigned, by operation of law, support rights in regard to the child(ren) 

to the State of Alabama, Department of Human Resources.  These payments are an obligation due to the State of 

Alabama; OR 

  The Plaintiff is now receiving services from the State of Alabama for the enforcement of support pursuant 

to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act as amended; OR 

  The Plaintiff is not receiving services from the State of Alabama for the enforcement of support pursuant 

to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act as amended. 

3. 

  The Plaintiff is now receiving or has received medical benefits from the State of Alabama, the medical 

benefits being an obligation due to the State of Alabama. 

 

   

COURT RECORD 
 
 

ATTORNEY  
 
 

DEFENDANT 
 
 

      
      
      

PETITION FOR SUPPORT 

Court Case Number 

      

WHEREFORE, the premises considered, the 
Court as follows: 

 State of Alabama or 

 Plaintiff respectfully moves this Honorable 

1.  To  enter  an  order  setting  a  hearing  on  the  Plaintiff’s  petition  to  determine  the  support  of  the  child(ren)  named 

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above. 

2.  To order at the hearing that the Defendant pay an amount as determined by the Child Support Guidelines toward 

the support and maintenance of the aforenamed child(ren) and such spousal support as previously ordered (where 

applicable), and that this Court also enter the appropriate income withholding order. 

3.  To require that child support payments be made payable to Alabama Child Support Payment Center at P.O. Box 

4. 

 To require the Defendant to reimburse the 

 State of Alabama or 

 Plaintiff for medical expenses of the 

244015,  Montgomery, AL  36124-4015. 

above-named child(ren). 

 To require the 

 Plaintiff or 

 Defendant, wherever employed, to include the child(ren) named above on 

any health care coverage policy at his or her place of employment or include the child(ren) named above on any 

health  care  coverage  policy  which  he  or  she  may  purchase,  if  the  health  care  coverage  is  accessible  to  the 

child(ren), is available and can be obtained for the child(ren) at a reasonable cost, and to provide evidence of 

such coverage to the other party in non-Title IV-D cases OR to the     _________________  County Department 

of Human Resources in Title IV-D cases; OR  

 To require the Defendant to pay a sum for the medical support of the child(ren) named above, if health 

care coverage is not accessible, not available, or is not available at a reasonable cost. 

5.  To  require  the  Defendant  to  pay  $        ______    for  any  child  support  arrearages,  medical  support  arrearages,  or 

spousal support arrearages and interest accrued thereon as provided by State law. 

6.  To require the Defendant to pay retroactive support for any period of time in which the Defendant owed a legal duty 

7.  To require the spousal support payments be made payable to Alabama Child Support Payment Center at P.O. Box 

of support and failed to pay. 

244015,  Montgomery, AL  36124-4015. 

8.  Other:       

 

 
      
  Date 
  Name and Address of Attorney: 
 
 
 
 

      
      
      
      

 
Plaintiff/Attorney 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

Telephone  No.: _____________________________________   

COURT RECORD 
 
 

ATTORNEY 
 
 

DEFENDANT 
 
 

 

 

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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT 

Court Case Number 

      

This Petition for Support has been filed in Court by the 

 State of Alabama on behalf of Plaintiff or 

 

Plaintiff claiming that you have a legal duty to support the child(ren) named above and also your spouse 

or former spouse (where applicable). 

This is a civil proceeding governed by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.  Under these rules of court  

you are REQUIRED TO FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE PETITION WITH THE CLERK OF THE 

COURT  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  DATE  SHOWN  ON  THE  ATTACHED  SUMMONS.    If  you  or  your 

attorney  fail  to  deliver  or  mail  your  written  answer  so  that  it  will  be  received  in  the  clerk’s  office  on  or 

before  that  date,  or  if  you  fail  to  appear  at  a  hearing  set  in  this  case,  a  Judgment  by  Default  may  be 

entered  against  you  which  may  find  that  you  have  a  legal  duty  to  pay  child  support  as  long  as  the 

child(ren)  is/are  under the  age  of nineteen  (19), or  longer  if  the child(ren)  is/are  disabled,  and spousal 

support (where applicable). 

If the Court establishes in this case that you have a legal duty to support the child(ren) and your spouse 

or  former  spouse,  under  Alabama  law,  the  Court  must  enter  an  income  withholding  order  upon  your 

employer.  When this income withholding order is served upon your employer, the amount ordered by 

the Court for support will be deducted from your wages, salary, or benefits as long as you are required 

to make support payments. 

If support payments are ordered paid directly to the Clerk of this Court, you will be required to pay an 

additional $1.00 administrative fee as provided in Ala.Code 1975, Section 12-19-26, with each periodic 

THIS  IS  AN  IMPORTANT  LEGAL  PROCEEDING.    DO  NOT  DISREGARD  THESE  PAPERS.    If  you 

need assistance in responding to this Summons and Petition, you should seek the advice of an attorney. 

payment. 

 

   

COURT RECORD 
 
 

ATTORNEY 
 
 

DEFENDANT