Legal Question in Family Law in Alabama

Child Support & visitation

My daughter, divorced, now lives in Montana. She divorced in Alabama where her ex lives with their 2 children ages 10 and 11. She is about $30,000.00 behind in child support. He says she cannot see her children until she is caught up with child support. My question is: How can this situation be resolved so that she can have visititation with her children aa wel as make her child support equitable with her current income, which is about $16,000.00 yearly? Her current support payments are over $500.00 monthly and she also realizes she needs to care for the arrears. THey were divorced 4 years ago. If she needs to hire an attorney, what would be her expenses for such an action? Thank you for your thoughts. Michael


Asked on 4/11/02, 8:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Fred Wood Fred Wood & Associates LLC

Re: Child Support & visitation

Dear Michael,

Your daughter almost certainly needs an attorney to represent her. If she were here, she could go to the local DHR and they would file a petition for her to have her support evaluated.However, they would not help her with the past due or visitation. Alabama Child support is calculated using a chart and formula and is based on income. It seems that at her income she is certainly paying too much,which can be corrected. The past due is a different story and would have to be explained by her atty. Costs vary significantly based on local.It could be anywhere from $1,ooo.oo up. Fred Wood http://fredwoodlaw.lawoffice.com

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Answered on 4/21/02, 8:37 pm


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