Alabama Order of Support

Once you've obtained an order for child support from your child's other parent, that parent must continue to pay child support on time and in full until the child support obligation ends, which in Alabama is usually when the child reaches age 19.

Can child support arrears be dropped in Alabama? In certain cases, child support arrears can be dropped. If the parent who owes the child support is unemployed, self-employed or is judgment proof, a recipient may choose to sign a release of judgment.

Interest on Missed Child Support PaymentsAlabama allows interest to be charged on missed child support payments and adjudicated arrears at the rate of 12% per annum.

Child support debt does not disappear when the original support obligation terminates.If you are paying for arrears accrued while your son was a minor, you will have to continue to pay those support arrearage payments until the debt is paid off.

According to the Alabama Schedule of Basic Child-Support Obligations, the total child support obligation is $1,192. The total child support obligation must be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted gross incomes. The percentage of the gross income is used to figure the dollar amount.

When you lose your job the legal obligation to pay child support does not stop it will not go away. If there are arrears of payment of child support the amount of the arrears is not waived. Becoming a bankrupt does not extinguish the arrears the debt survives the bankruptcy.

The crime is charged as a misdemeanor if the parent has failed to make payments for more than one year or failed to make more than $5,000 in payments. The crime is increased to a felony if the parent has failed to make payments for more than two years or failed to make $10,000 in payments.

Child Support Voice Response System 1-800-284-4347. Online Payment Information via MyAlabama.gov.