AL SB47

Child-support orders entered within the first year after a child's live birth may be made retroactive to nine months prior to the birth, covering the pregnancy period

Removes existing provision allowing courts to order fathers to pay reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement

Explicitly states that no child-support order may be authorized if the child is not born alive

Effective date: October 1, 2026

Amends Section 26-17-636 of the Code of Alabama 1975 with additional nonsubstantive technical revisions to update code language styling