Alabama law requires parents to support their children until they are emancipated, married or until they turn 19. Single or divorced parents with primary physical custody can also ask a judge to order the other parent to assist with college tuition payments even after the child turns 19.
Although Alabama child support guidelines provide a fairly simple way to determine a basic support obligation based on both parents' income, health insurance expenses and day care costs, courts have the discretion to raise or lower child support payments based on unique circumstances or special needs.
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Contact a knowledgeable Huntsville child support attorney at the law firm of Fulton S. Hamilton, Attorney At Law if you need advice about your right to receive child support, your obligation to pay it, your ability to collect payments in default, or the practical need to modify an established child support obligation. Depending on the circumstances of your situation, it may be necessary to go to court to assert or defend your position on child support payments. Mr. Hamilton's trial experience extending over more than 30 years can help you protect your interests.
Keep in mind that the right to support in the eyes of the law belongs to children, not parents. Consequently, prenuptial agreements are ineffective to waive or reduce support rights on behalf of a child. Similarly, agreements between divorcing or unmarried parents that call for payments significantly below the basic guideline amount will usually need to be explained to the court.
North Alabama Attorney for Support, Modification and Enforcement Issues
Our law firm's practical and constructive approach to child support issues in North Alabama divorce and paternity cases can reduce the stress of your situation while keeping you on track toward a positive outcome. We work with parents on either side of child support problems under a wide variety of circumstances:
- Temporary and final child support orders in divorce
- Child support related to paternity cases
- Support payments adjusted to reflect special needs, talents, health issues or other circumstances
- Child support issues based on an active military service member's Leave and Earnings Statement
- Petitions for college tuition assistance
- Child support disputes where either parent's income is irregular, uncertain or insufficiently documented
- Modification of child support payments due to substantial changes in circumstances related either to parental income or the child's needs
- Enforcement actions related to unpaid child support
For an experienced lawyer's advice tailored to the specific demands of your child support situation, contact the law firm of Fulton S. Hamilton, Attorney At Law in Huntsville.
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