Section 30-3-98

(Repealed effective January 1, 2000) Voluntary income withholding.

Any person who is the obligor under a support order of another jurisdiction may obtain voluntary court-ordered income withholding of his income derived in this state by filing with a court of this state a request for such withholding, said request to comply with the requirements of subdivision (b)(5) of Section 30-3-93, along with a certified copy of the support order from the other state or jurisdiction. Upon such filing the obligor shall pay to the clerk of the court the same costs as are provided in Section 12-19-75, for the filing of a garnishment proceeding. Provided, that the prepayment of such costs may be waived by the court upon filing and approval of an affidavit of substantial hardship as provided in Section 12-19-70, and in such instances the costs shall be taxed against the obligor and may be withheld from his income. The court shall enter an income withholding order and such order shall immediately be served as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure upon the obligor's employer in this state. The payments shall be made to the department or its designee in any case which arises pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

(Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-992, p. 348, §7; Acts 1997, No. 97-245, p. 398, §1.)