When a couple with kids separates, it is the advice of the majority of the legal realm to do whatever you can to keep the children outside of the fight, and visitation is a large part of that effort. If a divorce begins on ugly terms, it can be extremely difficult for either parent to […]
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You’ve already gone to court and received the order deciding custody, child support, and visitation in your case. The hard part is over now, right? For a while, visitation went well – until you found out that your ex has been using drugs. If Your Ex Is Using Drugs, You Have Choices It is a
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Determining Child Support in Alabama doesn’t have to be overly complex. Typically, child support refers to payments that one or both parents must make on a monthly basis to support minor children in their household. In Alabama, children younger than nineteen years old, who are not married, nor in the military, qualify to receive child
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There are mechanisms in place that allow enforcement of child support orders of another state, called foreign orders/out-of-state child support orders, without registering the order. The party seeking to enforce the order would send specified information, including a certified copy of the order, to the proper support agency in Alabama. The agency will review and
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While child support payments or orders are commonly violated – just forty-three percent of parents who are owed child support actually receive it – the consequences are severe. Parents who are unable to pay child support can face orders from wage garnishment to imprisonment, depending on the extent to which they neglected the child support
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When a court issues an out-of-state child support order, it is usually meant to last for a long time. Most child support orders last until your child has reached adulthood because of their age, being emancipated, or getting married. Surprisingly, some orders last even longer than that. Throughout the course of your life, you may
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If you are going through a divorce and have children, you and your spouse will have to agree on a child support arrangement, including who has to pay and how much the monthly responsibility will be. But what if you don’t have an income source and can’t afford child support? Will you still be required
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Since 2015 when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, the effects have rippled across the landscape of family law. Family law can be complicated and with the evolving laws regarding marriage and divorce, a family law attorney can be a huge asset in protecting your rights. There are
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You have not seen nor had contact with your spouse in years. You have now made the decision to legally divorce that spouse. What Do You Need To Do To Get A Divorce By Publication? Here is a scenario: You dated Joey who was your “soul mate” during high school. The two of you plan
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There is always a Silver Lining in not-so-pleasant situations. Even divorce. No matter how hard changes in our life might be, there are some good things between all the bad. As the common saying goes: “Getting divorced sucks, being divorced is great.” So, instead of always focusing on the bad side, we decided to discuss
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