§ 30-4-50 Definitions
§ 30-4-52 Probation for defendants released prior to completion of sentence
§ 30-4-53 Institution of desertion, nonsupport, etc., proceedings – Wife, child, etc
§ 30-4-54 Institution of desertion, nonsupport, etc., proceedings – Duty of probation officer
§ 30-4-55 Jurisdiction of proceedings; procedure generally
§ 30-4-56 Offense deemed committed in county where wife or children present; extradition of defendant from another state or county
§ 30-4-57 Proof of marriage and parenthood; communications between husband and wife not privileged; testimony of husband and wife; evidence of willful abandonment or desertion
§ 30-4-58 Issuance of order for temporary support of wife or children pending trial, appeal, etc
§ 30-4-59 Suspension of sentence; order of payment of support for wife or children; release of defendant on probation; bond
§ 30-4-60 Suspension of sentence after portion served
§ 30-4-61 Appeal of conviction
§ 30-4-62 Release of defendant on probation by circuit court; authority of juvenile court as to probationer
§ 30-4-63 Proceedings upon violation of terms of support order or probation bond
§ 30-4-64 Probation officers – Appointment; duties generally; service of process, etc
§ 30-4-65 Probation officers – Additional duties; violations of terms of probation, bond, etc., to be reported to judge
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 30 > Chapter 4 > Article 3 - Criminal Desertion and Nonsupport Proceedings

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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. See Alabama Code 30-4-50
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1