Tag Archives: move away
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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Skype and “Virtual Visitation” in Alabama
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
I was walking down the hallway of my house the other night and I heard my 14 year old daughter having a conversation with what sounded like another boy in her room. It was late and I knew no one was there but, of course, I immediately headed that way. When I opened the door to her [...]
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Survey of Relocation Laws
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Mom and Dad get divorced. Later the custodial parent wants to move across the country for some reason (job relocation, new marriage, etc.) Obviously, this will affect the children’s relationship with the non-custodial parent. So, which interest wins out – the custodial parent’s right to live wherever they want to live and pursue legitimate job [...]
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Moving Away with the Children
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Relocation cases continue to be a common occurrence in our practice. Our society is more mobile than ever. The interests of custodial parents who are wanting or needing to move out of town are competing against the interests of non-custodial parents to maintain a viable relationship with their children. And most importantly, the children’s interests [...]
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Does the relocation statute apply to married couples where no divorce is pending?
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Following my recent post about the relocation statute (which can be found here), I received a great question from a reader.
She explained that she and her husband were having difficulties but neither of them have filed for divorce yet. She received a job offer out of town and wanted to know if she had to [...]