If you have a family business, then you’re probably worried about what’s going to happen to it during your divorce. This is understandable given the value that’s oftentimes attached to these businesses, and you don’t want to be left feeling like you’ve thrown away...
In a divorce or other family law proceeding, custody and visitation disputes can get intense. Sometimes, the reason for the conflict is that one parent has been abusive either to the child or the other parent. It may also be the case that a parent has abused someone...
When a divorce case gets bogged down in a fight about property division, oftentimes it is because the divorcing couple is trying to get an even split. However, in Alabama, the legal concept of “equitable distribution” rules the day in the property division issue of a...
Most people who face divorce want to resolve the matter as quickly as possible so that they can start the next chapter of their life. This is understandable, but rushing too quickly into a divorce settlement can leave you without the resolution that you need and...
Since last year, the news cycle has included stories of the Kelly Clarkson divorce cycle, for what seems like every week. For our divorce blog, a silver lining has been the media attention given to the couple's prenuptial agreement that they entered prior to their...
For anyone familiar with that famous Seinfeld episode with the Soup Nazi, “No soup for you,” brings back funny memories. However, one family court judge seems to be taking this mantra into divorce cases. The case The case is from Kentucky’s Bullitt County Family...
It is clear why individuals in Alabama and elsewhere get married. They likely see a long future of love with their partner, until death do them part. It is also clear that not all marriages last. Divorce has been part of society for almost as long as the institution...
There are many decisions that parents in Alabama need to make for their children as they raise them. These include day to day decisions and major decisions such as which schools they will attend or the medical care that they will receive. These decisions need to be...
Ending a marriage requires planning for most aspects of your life. Before you divorce or separate, you need to assure that your financial and legal plans meet your future needs. Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements A prenuptial agreement entered before marriage or a...
Couples going through a divorce in Alabama will have to sort through and split up all the assets that they accumulated through the course of their marriage. But before setting specific expectations of what you hope to receive, it can be useful to understand state...
