CindyLouWho Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I am sure this is not the appropriate place to post this but I can't seem to get a response on any of the law forums. So, I was hoping that maybe someone on here would be familiar... I am from Alabama and have a question about a child support hearing. The mother lives in GA. She filed through DHR in the state of GA who in turn gave jurisdiction to DHR in the father's home state of AL. At the hearing she showed up without a lawyer and once an amount was arranged between the father's attorney and the DHR representative she did not feel that was enough money and she claimed that she did not have the appropriate paperwork and wanted to continue the case to a later date. She in fact wants to have it moved back to GA. My question is, once the paperwork has been filed and a hearing held in the state of AL can she then have it moved back to GA? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. Link to post Share on other sites
HokeyReligions Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 The only way you are going to get an accurate answer is to talk with an attorney who deals with child custody laws. Here you will get opinions - even if an attorney posts an answer. An attorney will need to ask some more specific questions too. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunny376 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 While what HR said is true ~ each case has its own merits ~ its unlikely she will be able to get the case moved back to GA, especially she it was she that requested that it be addressed in Alabama? What is more? GA and AL handle in about the same manner ~ and they're very similar. The DHR and your attorney didn't agree upon anything? Per The State of Alabama code, your attorney whipped a standarized form, entered what your income was, what the XW's income was ~ came up with the total combined income. Then he divided your income by this grand total amount to come up with a percentage, and then did the same for hers to come up with a percentage. For sake of argument? Lets say that this was a 60/40 % with the wife being resposible for 40% of the financial support for the children. Then he went to a handy-dandy chart that's updated, but it basically based upon the mean family household income for the State of Alabama (At present ~ $35,500) and someother statisical values. Factoring in the number of children ~ you come up with how much you pay in child support. In 1990 I was ordered to pay 500 a month for two children. (Were I getting divorced today it would be more between 700 and 900?) Because I earned 64% of the combined household income. The cost of living in GA and AL, isn't all that great factoring out living in the metro areas of Atlanta, Savanah, and Augusta? In answer to your question ~ based upon my personal experience ~ its doubtul that she has a prayer of getting something that she requested to be addressed and settled ~ and that has already addressed and settled in AL ~ re-heard in GA, just because she doesn't think it was enough. In short? It lies within the relam of possibility ~ but not probability? Link to post Share on other sites
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