Tag Archives: age of majority
Legislative Alert – Reducing the Age of Majority
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Welcome back! I hope you will consider adding your thoughts or questions to the comment sections of our Alabama divorce and family law articles. Also, you can contact me directly by visiting the Contact Page. Thanks again for returning to our site.A new bill reducing the age of majority from 19 to 18 will [...]
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Stopping child support before the age of 19
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
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, Michael Sherman.
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.