Any change in custody needs to be properly handled through the court system. Despite what you may hear "on the streets" there is no age at which a child gets to choose where he lives. The court must approve and enter an order effectuating a change.

In a custody battle the Court is charged with doing what is in the "best interest" of the child. You most certainly, under the circumstances alleged, have an argument that it would be in your child's best interest to be in your custody. You need to take action sooner rather than... View More

If he half his child support he will be in contempt of court. Wait for him to half his payment a couple of times and then file a petition for contempt and to recalculate child support. The Alabama child support case law that allowed for post secondary support was struck down as unconstitutional.... View More

The answer is anytime you violate a court order you can be held in contempt. The real question is WILL you be held in contempt and under the circumstances I think the answer is no. As the primary custodian you have an obligation to protect your child and to act in her best interest. There are... View More

The only way to get out of child support for you child that has aged out is to go back to court and recalculate child support for one child. Unless you can reach a blind agreement with the mother on the amount to be paid and filed an uncontested modification you are going to be in a position where... View More

It is a little hard to tell what is going on by your one sentence statement but generally if you have agreed to a safety plan you can withdraw your agreement at any time and tell DHR you want your children and will not longer abide by the plan. DHR will then have to make a decision as to whether... View More

Father needs to file a petition for custody and visitation. When DHR files a child support case it is for child support and child support only. Custody and visitation are different subjects and unless the father raised them in a pleading, which apparently he did not, then he leaves the courthouse... View More

Only a court with proper jurisdiction can make any change to child support. No court has the ability even if good cause is shown to forgive child support once the time for its payment has passed. If the payor of child support is in an accident and slips into a coma for a year child support will... View More

Yes. If your ex spouse has failed to follow a provision in your Divorce Decree you can file a petition seeking to have him held in contempt. If successful a finding of contempt will force him to do what he has not done and may entitle you to attorney fees as well. You should get with an attorney... View More

If your husband has been gone that long you need to file for divorce and in that petition seek alimony and child support. If your children are under the age of 19 and in your care you can still get child support. Depending on the jurisdiction some judges will let you reach back up to 2 years for... View More

You can file a petition seeking custody (but you better have your proof lined up first). You can notify DHR and let them open an investigation.

A "lawyer" can't order you to do anything. Only a judge could enter an Order.

You need to file a Petition for Custody with the court. When a child is born both parents are considered to have equal custody rights with an equal right to have the child in their custody and to make decisions for the child. Unless and until a court orders otherwise neither parent has superior... View More

You can ask but you won’t be successful unless your husband signed a written agreeement adopted by the court agreeing to pay post secondary education costs. At one time Alabama courts had the right to award such support and regularly did so but the statute giving them that athority was struck... View More

You have to go back to the court that originally awarded custody and child support and modify both. You can't just flip custody between yourselves. The court has to sign off on what is in the best interest of the child. You do not immediately stop owing child support just because the child... View More

First, taking your child and concealing his location from you and cutting off contact is a crime. You should contact local law enforcement and file a report. Based on the information you provide and their investigation they will make a decision as to whether to move forward with prosecution.... View More

If you have an Order from another state giving you custody of the child and law enforcement will not enforce then you need to hire an attorney to file a Petition for Habeas Corpus in the Alabama jurisdiction where the child is located. Absent an emergency reason that would cause the local judge to... View More

The answer to the riddle does not end with who may have owned the home at the time of the marriage. If payments towards the mortgage or towards the improvements or towards the second mortgage which secured the money for the improvements you mention were made with marital funds or created marital... View More

When you agree there are very limited if any grounds to back out of that agreement or to appeal the result which is the judge entering an order adopting your agreement. Time is of the essence. You have 30 days after the decree is entered to ask that any portion be reconsidered. You have 42 days... View More

Alabama case law provides that child support can be continued if the child is found to have a permanent or ongoing disability. Child support is generally calculated the same as it is for minor children but many parents choose to utilize a Special Needs Trust to insure that the money does not count... View More