Tag Archives: Child Support
Transportation Costs to Exercise Visitation Are a Legitimate Reason for a Court to Reduce a Child Support Obligation in Alabama
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
In Alabama, the calculation of child support is governed by Alabama Rule of Judicial Procedure 32. ”Rule 32″ as it is called contains very specific instructions for how a non-custodial parent’s child support is to be determined. Once the calculation has been completed, judges are obligated to order that parent to pay that specific amount without deviation unless there is a [...]
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How Does One Stop The Obligation To Pay Child Support In Alabama
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
A Parent who has been previously ordered to pay child support is obligated to pay until the child’s 19th birthday. Unless there is a specific date in the divorce decree or subsequent order which states that the support can be terminated on that day, a person is technically obligated to pay support until the Judge issues [...]
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Is a Step Parent’s Income Included When Calculating Child Support?
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
I am often asked whether a step-parent’s income is included for the purposes of calculating child support. The answer under Alabama law is “No.” In Alabama, child support is based on the gross monthly income of each of the parents. If one parent as remarried, that parent’s spouse’s income is NOT included when calculating child [...]
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Summer Childcare Expenses
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Here is a link to an article by Laura Morgan that addresses the issue of how expenses for summer camp are treated in child support calculations by various states. Laura is a prolific author and researcher on divorce and family law issues. Her audience is generally lawyers and the cases she cites are not specific [...]
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Computing Alabama Child Support Guidelines
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Here is a free interactive link to an online child support calculator. You can plug in your information and it will calculate the amount of child support that should be paid under these presumptively correct guidelines. In order to perform the calculation the primary information needed is each party’s current monthly gross income (including bonuses [...]
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Don’t inlcude employer paid health insurance in child support calculation
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
A recent Alabama Court of Civil Appeals opinion held that where the custodial parent did not pay the health insurance premium herself, but rather her employer paid it entirely, the trial court should not have included the premium in calculating child support.
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Support for college expenses
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
A question was recently posted which asked about child support relating college expenses. In Alabama, child support generally stops when the child reaches the age of 19. However, a court does have the authority to enter an award for post minority support to assist with college expenses under certain circumstances. You will here this called [...]
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How to Collect Child Support
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Chicago lawyer Alan Pearlman has written an excellent article on the various methods to collect child support. The article is worth a look from anyone considering what alternatives are available to them to collect child support from a non-paying parent. The link to the article is here.
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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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Alabama Child Support Guideline Changes Stall
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
For years, many of us involved in divorce and family law cases have recognized that the Alabama Child Support Guidelines are due to be updated. Recently, the Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines and enforcement made recommendations to the Alabama Supreme Court to adopt certain changes that would update the guidelines.
I learned this morning that [...]