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Marital property is any real or personal property, assets, and debts that were obtained during the marriage. This includes their cash, investments, salaries, retirement accounts, any houses or land, vehicles, businesses, mortgage loans, etc. Any property that one spouse had before the marriage is not included in the marital property. Instead, it would be considered …

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A Protection from Abuse Order is a type of restraining order that is court-ordered and meant to protect domestic violence victims to the fullest extent of the law either in a Madison County divorce or any other domestic situation. Domestic violence is any violent or criminal act, or the attempt of those acts, done to …

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In order for a marriage to be dissolved legally, the Circuit Court judge must issue a final judgment granting the divorce petition known as a divorce decree. When the judge issues a divorce decree, the terms of that divorce are explicitly stated, and both spouses must comply with any obligations that are ordered in the …

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How is alimony determined in a divorce? Alimony is a monetary payment made from one spouse to the other spouse after they decide to dissolve their marriage. Alimony is meant to be paid for support and maintenance of the other spouse. It is actually not as common as some may think. In uncontested divorces in …

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How does a prenuptial agreement work? A prenuptial agreement is a contract that is signed by a couple before their marriage. In Alabama all prenuptial agreements must be in writing and signed by the spouse who is giving up rights as a part of the agreement. This is a contract that the couple will agree …

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There are many different factors that affect the time period in which a divorce can be completed in Alabama. The main factor being whether or not the divorce is contested. If the divorce is contested the time period for the divorce varies vastly depending on the complexity of the disputes. Whereas an uncontested divorce can …

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In Alabama you can modify a divorce decree. In order to do this, one party must file a petition to begin a divorce modification. The divorce decree is an order by the judge for the parties to perform certain actions. The process to modify a divorce decree by agreement is mostly done through paperwork. However, …

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When dissolving a marriage, there are two different types of divorces. There are contested divorces and uncontested divorces. Contested divorces are divorces where the two parties cannot agree on the settlement terms of their divorce, which typically include issues like alimony, financial asset division, property division, child support, child custody, etc. Contested divorces are much …

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Divorces in Homewood are taken care of by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. There are standards called Civil Procedure in the State of Alabama that divorce attorneys in Birmingham need to comply with when filing instances via the Courts and divorces are merely civil circumstances and should follow these policies. Also, in an online …

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