| Alabama Child Support | | | | Alabama Child Support Enforcement |
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| In order to receive Alabama child support you | | | | If a non-custodial parent refuses to pay |
| must first establish child support. In order | | | | child support, then the Alabama child support |
| to establish child support in the state of | | | | office has several actions on enforcing those |
| Alabama, you must make sure you have a court | | | | child support laws. One action it to |
| order verifying the amount of medical support | | | | intercept the tax refund checks. Anytime that |
| and payment required. You must also locate | | | | a non-custodial parent owes or is refusing to |
| the non-custodial parent who is avoiding | | | | pay child support , the state of Alabama has |
| child support. Some parents avoid paying | | | | the right to confiscate any tax refund checks |
| child support by relocating to another state. | | | | made to the non-custodial parent. Another |
| If you have difficulties locating the | | | | action would be to garnish the wages from the |
| non-custodial parent, there are several | | | | non-custodial parents pay check. The Alabama |
| agencies the will help assist you on locating | | | | Child Support Office will contact the |
| the missing parent. | | | | employer of the non-custodial parent and |
| | | | informed them on how much needs to be |
| Child Support Payments | | | | deducted in order to satisfy the child |
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| Alabama child support payment can be | | | | |
| collected by using a system called Alabama | | | | End of Alabama Child Support |
| Location Enforcement Collection System. Once | | | | |
| payments are received at the Alabama Child | | | | Child support usually ends when the child |
| Support Payment Center, they are distributed | | | | reaches the age of 18 or when they graduate |
| to the payee. Alabama has a voice response | | | | from high school, whichever happens later. |
| system which provides automated information | | | | However, if the child attends college and is |
| on payments and distributions. It is a 24 | | | | not working, the non-custodial parent still |
| hour a day service and you can find the | | | | has an obligation to continue the child |
| number at the address below. | | | | support payments. |
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