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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Alabama on
Q: How much will this cost,
Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 23, 2020

How much will what cost? You haven’t said anything about the type of case it is.

1 Answer | Asked in Child Support for Alabama on
Q: How do I file a petition for a child support order that is in arrears for an adult child with DHR in Alabama?
Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 22, 2020

Go to DHR they will handle it for you.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Alabama on
Q: If I’m on my son’s birth certificate, do I have rights to visitation
Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 21, 2020

No sir, not until you are adjudicated in a court. A child born to an unwed mother is sole custody to the mother, even if you are listed as his father on the birth certificate. If you want visitation you will have to Petition to establish Paternity, Visitation and custody if you want rights to your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Alabama on
Q: Is Certain Person drunk/addict arrest for firearm possession a felony or misdemeanor?
Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 20, 2020

It’s a misdemeanor. There are two, Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Firearm. The first is where the person has been previously been convicted of a crime of violence such as assault, robbery, burglary, murder, etc. This one is a Class Ce Felony. The second one, the one you asked about is... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Alabama on
Q: My son is 18, his girl friend and him have a baby, her family is not allowing him to see the baby, what can we do

They will let us see the moter but not the baby and he was present for the birth and he is on birth records and baby has his name

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 19, 2020

Petition the court to establish Paternity, visitation and child support. He can exercise his rights and they can’t stop him. He’s the father, not the grandparents.

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Alabama on
Q: Charged with Burglary 3rd at 16 years old...

My 16 year old son acted dumb and entered a school that had been shut down for years and ended up being caught while walking out of the school. My son and 1 other boy were arrested and charged with Burglary 3rd. The other boy stole a half of a pack of printer paper, a used box of crayons, and a... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 11, 2020

I agree with Mr Juneau but I would add that since nothing was stolen, I would argue that your son is guilty of criminal trespass instead of burglary 3rd. Try telling the prosecutor that and getting him/her to amend the charge to that.

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1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody, Child Support, Domestic Violence and Family Law for Alabama on
Q: I am unwed, pregnant, & do not want the father of my child involved in the pregnancy. What are my rights in AL?

We were in a serious relationship during the beginning of me becoming pregnant however have since broken up. He has become manipulative & verbally abusive & I am considered to be a high-risk pregnancy. Can I have him not be involved at all in my pregnancy & prenatal care &... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 10, 2020

He does not have the right to bother you during your pregnancy. Contact him one last time and tell him if he bothers you again you will have him arrested. And then stop all contact. If he bothers you again call the police and have him arrested. When you go to the hospital and have the baby, do not... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody, Child Support and Family Law for Alabama on
Q: Can i fill for full custody through dhr when i already been to the state

My husband took his childs mother to court for joint custody in December 2019 he got joint everything but he is on child support aswell a accident happened in may where she cameto my(his wife)mother house to fight left the car in reverse while child was in it now she has a pending child... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 8, 2020

You have a lot of questions in this and have not provided much information. You need to get to a family law attorney immediately. Also just for a short answer, yes he can get in trouble for not paying child support when he is ordered to, even though he hasn’t seen him. And probably yes, you need... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Construction Law and Traffic Tickets for Alabama on
Q: Is the speeding fine still doubled in a construction zone when no workers are present?

I was clocked by a state trooper supposedly doing 102 in a construction zone on a sunday. i say supposedly because he had to come over through 2 lanes in steady traffic to get behind me. I am in college and I really cant afford a ticket that big, and the points on my license will make my insurance... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 7, 2020

If you don’t have any prior tickets, ask for it to be dismissed if you take driving school. If you do have prior tickets ask for it to be dismissed on costs. Or ask for a trial because most troopers don’t show up. They will get one continuance. At the next court date, if the trooper is not... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Alabama on
Q: If I die first can I leave my house to my kids and exclude my spouse?

Only been married 2 years. We're both in our late 60s. Live in the house I bought 30 years ago and paid off before I ever met him. I want my house left to my two adult kids so they can sell it and split the money. All his friends and family are from another state. I'm confident when... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 5, 2020

You need a Will. In the Will you will have to leave him at least a dollar or he will be able to take a spousal share which is 50%. Go see a lawyer and make it happen. If you have a current Will that leaves the house to the kids then he will be about to take the 50%. So make sure you do this... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Alabama on
Q: I took a product worth $295 from my employer. I put it in a buggy n walked out. What is the crime in alabama?

I later returned the product for a refund.

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 4, 2020

Theft of property 4th degree, a Class A misdemeanor punishable of up to 365 days in the county jail and a fine of up to $6,000.

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Alabama on
Q: Mr Crumbley, My name is Tanya, My dad past away this yr i have a truck in my name my dads son took isnt that theft?

My dad past away April 19th he had left a vehicle in my name i already got the title but the last i know of it was at my sisters house where my dad was living there was some hostility in my family and my dads son came with other family members and took the truck my dad had left to me (upon his... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 2, 2020

If you have a title to it, and it is in your name, yes, you can report it stolen.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Alabama on
Q: I just had a baby. I've never been married to the father, and broke up in Feb. He hasn't been involved in pregnancy.

He has repeatedly disrespected my wishes as far as communications have gone during my pregnancy. I asked for texting only, strictly about the baby and in the 5 times he has contacted me in 9 months, it has always been about US and NEVER asking about the child. He trespassed onto my property after... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 2, 2020

In Alabama, a child born to an unwed mother is solely hers. She has full and complete custody. The father has no rights, if and until he is adjudicated the father in court. If he wants any rights he will have to file something. But right now, he has no rights and you can do just about anything you... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Juvenile Law for Alabama on
Q: can a 17 year old legally move out of his parents house at the age of 17 with out his parents consent
Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 1, 2020

No they cannot. They can be charged with ungovernable or as a runaway. Good luck.

1 Answer | Asked in Constitutional Law and Criminal Law for Alabama on
Q: Can an city police officer have his off duty county deputy girlfriend in street clothes search someone ?

I was pulled over for no tag, I presented my current drivers license, and proof of insurance..officer ran my name and it came back current, negative ..walked back to the car and asked if there was any thing illegal in my car, I said no.. he kept asking the same question, recieving the same answer,... View More

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Sep 1, 2020

Yes. They are still a police officer even off duty. She will just have to come to court and testify in the event she found something illegal on you. Good luck.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Alabama on
Q: What is the legal definition of a vehicle accident. Does it include private property? If you leave the scene on private
Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Aug 31, 2020

The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person, or in damage to a motor vehicle or other vehicle which is driven or attended by any person, shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Child Support for Alabama on
Q: My child’s father hasn’t paid child support this year and has missed multiple payments prior.

It’s supposed to come out of his paycheck, but I’m assuming he quit or was fired. Can I just file something online or do we have to go back to court?

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Aug 28, 2020

Go to The Dept of Human Resources in your county and ask them to collect it for you it’s based upon income so they most it will cost you to file is $25. Good luck.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Alabama on
Q: My ex-wife and I have 50/50custody she left & stayed gone awhile Does my son Have to go see her he will be 13On12/21/20

He absolutely does not want to go see her She abandoned him for 5 months then pops back up here and there saying we are going to court but he hasn’t left me in over a year now and She is currently out on bond for 2 counts of trafficking drugs, A stolen gun, and paraphernalia.

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Aug 28, 2020

Get to a lawyer immediately and get temp custody so he won’t have to go. With that kind of thing going on in her life, you will get it.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Alabama on
Q: My mom died no will her property is in Probate does it make a difference I lived on the land for 28yrs

I'm the only one who tended to this land. And the other two siblings had nothing to do with my mom for the last couple years of her life

Sheila Crumley Field
Sheila Crumley Field
answered on Aug 26, 2020

If she died with no will, the property passes to her children. It didn’t matter that they didn’t have anything to do with her. It goes by Alabama laws of intestacy.

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