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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?
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.
My daughter is now living with her boyfriend and has become "self-sufficient" as defined in our divorce agreement. Can I refuse payment or do I need a court order to modify?
My take home pay is $300 wk. Do I qualify for a modification?
answered on Aug 21, 2020
If the child is an adult you cannot modify past due support unfortunately.
There is currently a child support order in place, and all terms are being met. My daughter be 19 in seven months (March 2021), & unless I take action, her financial support from her father will cease.
answered on Aug 20, 2020
Unless she is disabled, there is no way to extend child support past her becoming a legal adult at 19.
He has had a dramatic increase in wages so that’s why I went back to court. But now he got his wife pregnant in hopes to lower support being paid.
My child will be 19 soon, refused to go to college and attending trade school. Will the court enforce my child support order beyond the age of majority? Will I need to initiate a change order? Or does it end automatically?
Or will it strictly be mine and my ex husband's?
My friend has 2 kids from his previous marriage. They are currently 18 and 20. He divorced the mom when the youngest was about 3. In the divorce decree he was granted joint custody and actively help raise his kids over the years.. At one point he even had full physical custody of his son. About 3... View More 
answered on Aug 15, 2020
None. If child support was ordered and he didn’t pay it, he owes it to her. There is nothing he can do.
answered on Aug 12, 2020
No. It’s not based upon who makes the most. It’s based upon yours and his combined income and a percentage of the amount of child support proportionate each of your incomes. If he is unable to work, then the child support can be continued until he is back able. If he is unemployed you can still... View More
answered on Aug 9, 2020
Probably not. He still has to come into court and be adjudicated the legal father. At this point he can ask for a paternity test and if it shows he’s not the father then he will not be liable for child support. On the other hand if he comes into court and says the child is mine, I don’t want a... View More
To follow but of course he sees him maybe once a month and talks to him maybe once a month. Can I file for full custody or say he’s abandoned him and receive more child support?
The girl kept the pregnancy a secret until the day she delivered my sister is going to do a dna test but what can he do if he doesn’t want to be in their life
answered on Aug 7, 2020
Hello. He doesn't have to be in their life, but if he is found to be the biological father (proved via official DNA testing), then he'll be paying child support for the next 19 years.
His anxiety was too bad to continue. His dad has stopped child support, but I'm confused as to where it's 18 or 19 in Alabama. I see 19,with stipulations. Help please, thank you!
answered on Aug 6, 2020
It’s 19 In Alabama. He has to pay until your son turns 19, which is the age of majority in Alabama. Additionally have you thought about applying for disability for your son? Especially if a doctor recommended or diagnosed him with a condition that makes it impossible for him to work. You might... View More
a month. He only picks them up maybe once a month for only a few hrs. Has already had dhr called before. What can I do about it?
answered on Aug 3, 2020
Hello, 19 is the age when a child becomes an adult and can make that decision. Alabama has no age before that time at which a child can pick a parent. That said, as a child matures, he/she becomes better able to articulate to the judge why it is in her/his best interest to live with one parent... View More
Also can he drop her from his family insurance coverage
answered on Aug 1, 2020
It must stop at the childs 19th birthday. However if college expenses were reserved in the divorce decree then you can file for a modification prior to the child turning 19, in order to ask the court to extend the child support as college expenses. Also while the child is enrolled as a full time... View More
answered on Jul 29, 2020
Yes. He is under a court order to pay you until her 19th birthday.
Also I had him in school, providing for him and still paid support
answered on Jul 28, 2020
Yes. You can go back to court and change custody so you can stop paying her.
My sister has had full custody of my children for 3 years. But she just recently filled for child support about a year ago. Will the back child support go back to the day she got my kids 3 years ago or does it go back to the day she filled the petition for child support 1 year ago?
answered on Jul 27, 2020
Hello. The judge will decide the date it starts. Thanks for your question.
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