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Alimony and Income Taxes in Post-2018 Divorces

The 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has changed the tax consequences of alimony payments. In some divorces, one party (the payor) is ordered to pay alimony to the other (the payee) after the divorce is final. Alimony payments are intended to ensure the payee maintains a similar quality of life as he or […]

The End of the Common Law Marriage Era

Alabama was one of the last states to recognize common law marriages. Beginning January 1, 2017, however, Alabama will no longer recognize these non-traditional marriages. Although common law marriages established prior to January 1, 2017 will still be recognized by the courts, no new common law marriages can be formed. To be considered a married […]

THE AGE AT WHICH CHILD SUPPORT CEASES

We are often asked how long one has to pay child support. In Alabama, the age of majority is nineteen years old. A “child” becomes an “adult” when he or she turns nineteen. Child support ceases at that time, with one exception. According to Ex parte Brewington, a case handled by our firm, a circuit […]

MEDIATION SERVICES FOR YOUR CIVIL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES

Stephen V. Hammond is a registered mediator in the State of Alabama. He has taken the training for general civil and domestic relations cases, and he has mediated several civil and domestic relations cases. With over 38 years in private practice in Decatur, Alabama, he has gained the experience to help you resolve your case. On the civil side, he has handled almost every conceivable type of civil case, including motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, workplace injuries, wrongful death, medical malpractice, slip and fall and age and sex discrimination, among others. He was attorney of record for the first case in Alabama to hold that a medical malpractice insurance policy did not cover a physician who sexually abused his patients. On the domestic relations side, he has represented clients in original divorces, modifications, child custody, support and visitation cases. He was attorney of record in the first case in Alabama to allow child support for a child after he reached the age of majority–a mentally and physically disabled child. It would be his privilege to help you reach a reasonable settlement in your case. To schedule your mediation, contact us at 256-353-7031 (office), 256-642-9013 (cell), svh@chhlawpc.com or kst@chhlawpc.com.

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