Posted by Steven Harris | Divorce
After a long and stressful divorce process, you finally received your divorce decree. In the decree, both you and your spouse have orders to do or not do certain things. Your divorce decree may or may not be everything you wanted. But it looks like something that you can live with and you finally have …
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Posted by Jonathan Koza | Personal Injury
Have you ever slipped and fallen? We all have at one time or another. Fortunately, these are often minor incidents where no one is at fault. However, there are instances where someone slips, trips, or falls because of the negligence of someone else. When these accidents happen while on public property or in a private …
Posted by Jonathan Koza | Personal Injury
In Alabama, the law defines a “wrongful death” as any death caused by an intentional tort, omission, or negligence. Alabama does not allow relatives of the deceased person to file these claims. The law does allow for the personal representative of the deceased’s estate to file the lawsuit. In Alabama, unlike other states, only the …
Posted by Devin O'Dell | Bankruptcy
Are you facing a foreclosure and wondering if a bankruptcy will stop it? There are two main types of bankruptcy, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, and each can alter your foreclosure differently. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy will temporarily stop your foreclosure, but you could still lose your home at the end of bankruptcy. While your …
Posted by Sherice Curtis | Bankruptcy
After filing a bankruptcy petition, the debtor will receive automatic relief or an automatic stay from their creditors. This relief prevents most creditors from contacting and continuing to collect debts like garnishments. However, you will not receive relief from all types of creditors and debt. Chapter 7 bankruptcy will not stop a debt for a …
Posted by Jason Overton | Personal Injury
Like most other car wreck cases, a case involving a cyclist hit by a car is likely based on negligence. In short, negligence means that someone failed to do something that he or she should have done. As a legal term and basis for a lawsuit, however, it means a little more than that. There …
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Posted by Devin O'Dell | Bankruptcy
Is someone suing you? Want to know if filing a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy will stop it? Then you need a consultation with a local bankruptcy attorney to answer your questions. When you file a bankruptcy case, an automatic stay goes into effect upon filing. This prevents your creditors from performing any collection actions while the …
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Posted by Sherice Curtis | Bankruptcy
Wondering what a Chapter 7 bankruptcy will get rid of? It can get rid of most or all unsecured debt that’s not a priority debt. This includes debts such as medical bills, personal loans, and most credit cards. Most tax debt cannot be wiped away. However, there may be an exception to the rule if …
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Posted by Sherice Curtis | Bankruptcy
Are you looking to file a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy during the pandemic? You can now attend your bankruptcy hearings from the comfort of your own home and have our Birmingham bankruptcy lawyer at the virtual hearing with you. To protect everyone involved, all bankruptcy courts have suspended in-person hearings. Before the pandemic …
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Posted by Steven Harris | Divorce
It is easy to get a cheap uncontested divorce in Jefferson County as long as everyone is in agreement. After both spouses have signed the paperwork we can file it with the Court and get your divorce decree in about a month or two. This is a much faster than a contested divorce. A contested …
