Category Archives: Divorce

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Divorce is a difficult process. It can be emotionally and financially draining. As you begin the divorce process, let your attorney know your budget and time restraints. That will help you budget when you can allocate money and energy to the divorce.  There are certain events that may take extra time and money, such as …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Committing adultery can harm a spouse’s chances of getting custody if the spouse who engaged in the act did so in a way that caused a rift between the two spouses. A person who has sexual relations with and or lives with another party outside of a marriage can cause their spouse to become distrustful …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Property that is acquired during the marriage is deemed marital property. Marital property includes:  salaries that the spouses earn during the marriage retirement accounts they establish during the marriage property they purchase during the marriage  businesses they start during the marriage, and debts they enter into during the marriage. Separate property is property that a …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

A spouse who wants to get a legal separation or a divorce is not allowed to hide assets. They are required to disclose their assets and debts through a financial disclosure. After the spouses make a full and accurate financial disclosure to one another, they draft a separation agreement if they are getting legally separated. …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

In Alabama, two spouses who get legally separated are still considered to be legally married. The earnings, including retirement benefits, or accumulations of assets of either spouse that they receive after the decree of legal separation are the party’s separate property. The court will not consider these earnings in a later divorce action. A spouse …

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