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Legislative Alert – Reducing the Age of Majority
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
A new bill reducing the age of majority from 19 to 18 will be the subject of a hearing before the Alabama House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
The most recent word I have received is that the Senate version of the bill passed the Senate. So, if the bill gets out of the Committee tomorrow, it could [...]
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Stopping child support before the age of 19
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
As many of the readers of this blog know, the age of majority in Alabama is 19. That means that child support is terminated at that time (there is provision for post minority support for assistance with college that may come up, but that is a separate issue – you can read a post I’ve [...]
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Age of majority still 19
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
I have had many people requesting updates regarding the bill that was proposed in the legislature that would have changed the age of majority from 19 to 18.
To date, the bill has not passed. The age of majority remains 19 at this time. If that changes, I will publish it to the blog immediately.