{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-4-55","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-4-55","heading":"Jurisdiction of Proceedings; Procedure Generally.","body":"The juvenile courts of the several counties of the state shall have and exercise exclusive and original jurisdiction in all cases arising under this article. Except as is, or may hereafter be, otherwise provided by law, the institution and trial of such cases shall be had and conducted as other misdemeanor cases are begun and tried in district courts.","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=30-4-55","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"05910075c9b2a292b0a22a8059036ac47e681dfd7f5aa154050ce5d9c73b73e6","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-4-54","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-4-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}