{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-601","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-17-601","heading":"Proceeding Authorized.","body":"(a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child. The proceeding is governed by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure or the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure as such applies to the court in which the proceeding is filed.\n(b) Stipulations in any agreement that seek to bar a paternity action are not enforceable.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 17 Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.","Article 6 Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.","Part 1 Nature of Proceeding."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-17-601","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"883d2a123b0639074137e89bb0d3407e3e763c0f068a7f7506d9c41160915535","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-511","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}