Family Law most often covers issues involving children. It has long been a major concern of mine both through my reporting and legal work. You will hear the phrase “in the best interest of the child” often in Alabama courts. It is not a statement taken lightly.
This is perhaps the biggeststruggle of any divorce. It is not unreasonable that you will experience anger and fear about what will happen to your children. We can guide you through this process and point you toward support groups that may help you.
The state of Alabama has a formula that it generally uses to determine the support of a child. However, there can be many twists and turns in reaching the final amount. These can include the needs of the child and how much time the child is spending with each parent.
This can be a joyous time for future parents. However, you want to make sure future considerations are handled at the time of the adoption.
Life often comes with change. We have experience in both requesting and defending against changes in such areas as visitation and child support.
Violence or the fear of violence is occasionally part of a relationship. We vigorously fight to secure the safety of both children and adults. We have also fought to protect the rights of individuals falsely accused.
Children born outside of marriage can often be in a sort of limbo. We actively represent people in paternity matters to find an outcome that is in the best interests of the child.
Taking children permanently out of Alabama may require a court order. We have been able to broker an agreement among the parents as well has having a judge decide this complicated issue.
