Falling on your Sword: Better Known as the Uncontested Divorce
Most of the time even in the worst of marriages, one party decides the marriage is no longer sustainable initially. Unless the parties are without assets, debts, or children, then the uncontested divorce can be a slippery slope. If the parties have absolutely nothing to fight about except if they…
Repossession of your Freedom
“I can’t send you to jail for not paying your car payment.” “I can’t send you to jail for not paying your mortgage.” “But I can send you to jail for not paying your child support.” These were the sobering words for the adverse party in a recent Court case…
Santa’s Watching: 10 Tips to Avoid a Holiday Custody Fight
Santa is pretty predictable. Each year, he comes on December 24th to the delight of children all over the world. As predictable as holiday visitation squabbles. Forgive me for not publishing this sooner, but speaking from years of practicing family law I’ve got some suggestions to make child custody issues easier the…
New Wheels: Cars after Divorce
What I’m going to tell you may sound cynical, and you may hate me for it, but before you go out and buy a vehicle in your name for a spouse or co-sign with them its good to be aware of the risks associated with car payments during divorce. It’s very…
What is a Divorce Decree?
There are plenty of forms and paperwork during the divorce process, but the divorce decree is the final most important document that contains pertinent information about your case. So what is it? Simply put, a divorce decree is the final document that you receive once the divorce has been finalized….
What is Divorce Mediation?
In the process of divorce mediation, a neutral third party is used as a facilitator for communication between the two individuals seeking a divorce. The mediator, who does not work for either one individual, will assist the divorcing couple in determining how everything is to be divided and distributed along…
Marriage Equality – What Happened?
Recently, gay marriage was briefly legal in the state of Alabama. Judge Callie Granade struck down the ban on gay marriage and declared it unconstitutional; however, there has been a political outcry from notable individuals like Chief Justice Roy Moore and even the state’s Supreme Court. Here’s an update on…
Marriage Equality in Alabama: Clash of the Constitutions
Without a doubt, it has been quite a historic week for the state of Alabama as it becomes the 37th state to allow gay marriage, but such a momentous decision has certainly caused a fair share of contention among legal officials and politicians alike, most notably Alabama Chief Justice Roy…
Alabama Gay Marriage and Divorce Laws
Since June 26, 2015, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges, same-sex marriage has become legal in Alabama. But not every county started following this rule immediately. Alabama joined the ranks of thirty-six other states to allow same-sex marriage, amid much confusion and a hot debate. Even…
How to Ask Your Husband for a Divorce?
In the course of my practice as a divorce attorney in Huntsville, Alabama, I have seen people lower the boom in many different ways. Some ways are more successful than others. People frequently ask me how they should tell their spouse they want a divorce. Over the past twenty of…