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In addition to garnishment of a parent's sources of income, the failure to make court-ordered child support also constitutes criminal contempt of court. A contempt of court conviction can result in jail time and fines until the parent pays outstanding child support amounts.

Civil Contempt ? If a parent does not obey a court order, he or she may be found in contempt of the order. Child Support Enforcement can ask a judge to find a parent in contempt if he or she is 30 days late in support payments or does not comply with the medical support order.

Child Support services are automatically provided to persons currently receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF). Your TANF worker will refer you to the Child Support Unit and an appointment will be scheduled for you to come in and complete child support paperwork.

Rule 32 was amended effective June 1, 2023, to provide a method of calculating child support in cases in which a court order provides for shared 50% physical custody, i.e., when each parent retains physical custody of a child 50% (or approximately 50%) of the time.

Alabama Support Enforcement Measures The court may require employers to deduct child support from the paying noncustodial parent's paycheck through wage withholding. Liens may be filed against his or her property or other assets. Driver's, professional, and hunting/fishing licenses may be suspended.

A statute of limitations places a time limit on when the custodial parent can collect payments from the non-custodial parent. In Alabama, this is 20 years. The clock starts when the payment is due, so if the payer has missed multiple payments, they will owe each one for 20 years past the date it was due.