Category Archives: Family Law

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

In Alabama, the court may sanction a party to an online divorce for numerous actions, including a failure to attend their deposition or a failure to make a financial or other type of disclosure through the discovery process. Penalties can include payment of reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, caused by the failure. The exception is …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Typically, the person who hires a divorce attorney in Alexander City pays that attorney’s fees. Yet the court can order their former partner to pay their attorney’s fees. In Alabama, the court often requires the spouse with a higher income to pay the attorney’s fees for the spouse with the lower income. Factors the court …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

What is the difference between a community property state and an equitable distribution state when it comes to divorces in Jefferson County? A community property state is where spouses have joint ownership of almost all of the assets and debts that were acquired over the course of their marriage. This means that all of the …

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