{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-4-50","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-4-50","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The word “parent” or “parents,” as used in this article, shall include the natural legal parent or parents, or other persons who shall have legally acquired the custody of such child or children, and the father of such child or children, though born out of lawful wedlock.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 4 Husband and Wife.","Article 3 Criminal Desertion and Nonsupport Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-4-50","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"a3b834802a24d8f2cc474ce9d4fa7d62ce348df692ba3bdd37c1c17f560a82dc","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-4-37","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-4-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}