The following individuals must be joined as parties in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: (1) the mother of the child; and (2) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
Ala. Code § 26-17-603, under Nature of Proceeding.
Ala. Code § 26-17-603
The following individuals must be joined as parties in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage: (1) the mother of the child; and (2) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)