At any time before or at the trial or pending an appeal to the circuit court, upon motion of the complainant and upon notice to the defendant, no formal notice being necessary if the defendant be present in court and informed of said motion, the judge of said court may enter such temporary orders as may seem just, providing for the support of the neglected wife or children, or both, pendente lite, and may punish violations of such order as contempt of court, as provided by law for the punishment of contempts of the court in which such case is pending.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 30 - Marital and Domestic Relations.
Article 3 - Criminal Desertion and Nonsupport Proceedings.
Section 30-4-50 - Definitions.
Section 30-4-52 - Probation for Defendants Released Prior to Completion of Sentence.
Section 30-4-53 - Institution of Desertion, Nonsupport, etc., Proceedings - Wife, Child, Etc.
Section 30-4-55 - Jurisdiction of Proceedings; Procedure Generally.
Section 30-4-60 - Suspension of Sentence After Portion Served.
Section 30-4-61 - Appeal of Conviction.
Section 30-4-63 - Proceedings Upon Violation of Terms of Support Order or Probation Bond.
Section 30-4-64 - Probation Officers - Appointment; Duties Generally; Service of Process, Etc.