Since child support guidelines differ so much from state to state it's important that you use the appropriate child support guidelines for determining how support will be calculated for your case. Every child is entitled to be supported by both parents until they reach the age of majority usually 18 or become emancipated. In Alabama the age of emancipation for the purpose of child support is Child support enforcement is a joint effort of the Federal and State government to help families establish paternity when needed, and obtain and enforce child support orders.
The results provided by the Alabama child support calculator are estimates which are constructed around the pertinent information you provide. The amount of child support a court will order for any particular case may be different from the amount estimated by this calculator. Essentially these calculators assume that all of the children will primarily live with one parent. It is not intended to estimate situations where there is joint physical custody or split custody.
Other factors may affect a child support order entered by a court. However, the courts have the discretion to deviate from these guidelines when certain specific factors are present. However, both parents have the right to petition the court to revisit the original support arrangement if they can show that there is good reason to do so. With a child support modification request, the burden of proof is with the petitioner to show the court why the original calculation should be changed.
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The following language is required pursuant to Rule 7. No Representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater that the quality of legal services to be performed by other lawyers. In any case where a child is in the custody of one parent custodial parent , that child has the right to support from the other parent non-custodial parent.
This right to support belongs to the child, not the custodial parent, and this support cannot be waived absent a valid reason. The law presumes that any child born to a married couple is the natural child of both the husband and wife. If either the husband or wife wish to challenge this presumption, then they must present clear and convincing evidence that the husband is not the biological father of the child.
This can be done in a number of ways under the direction of an experienced attorney. If the child is born out of wedlock, then paternity must be established before an order for child support can be entered.
Finally, these calculators may be based on older or outdated state guidelines or calculations and may not take into consideration state or federal tax implications on income. These and many other factors can affect a child support order entered by a court.
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