Category Archives: Family Law

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Grounds for Divorce The following is the actual statute explaining the different grounds for divorce, whether it is a contested divorce or an uncontested divorce, that are available in the State of Alabama.  An irretrievable breakdown is the most common grounds for a no fault divorce in every county in the State: (a) The circuit …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Common Law Marriages To be defined as a common law marriage within the states that allow it, the two people must: agree that they are married, live together, and present themselves as husband and wife. Common law marriage is generally a non-ceremonial relationship that requires  “a positive mutual agreement, permanent and exclusive of all others, to …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Where to File Your Divorce In Alabama, you can only file any legal proceeding in a court that has jurisdiction over you, the other party, and/or the subject matter involved.  This jurisdiction is what allows you to initiate a legal case in a particular court or not.  A divorce is very much like a civil …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Qualified Domestic Relations Order When you are dividing up your marital assets and property in a divorce, you must consider your and your spouse’s retirement accounts as possibly part of these assets to be divided.  It is not uncommon for one party to be awarded part of the other party’s 401(k) or other retirement account …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

When you are going through an uncontested divorce in Alabama involving minor children of the marriage, one of the many considerations, once custody issues are determined, is what type of visitation schedule the non-custodial parent will have.  Usually, one parent is the parent that the children live with most of the time. The other parent …

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