Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
Schools are the heart and soul of a community. I recently interviewed a high school principal about issues that impact students today. Their insight and advice were solid as they gave practice advice for families that have gone through an Anniston divorce or a divorce anywhere else in Alabama. The following is an excerpt of …
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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
I recently interviewed a high school principal about issues that impact students today. Their insight and advice was solid as they gave practice advice for families that have gone through a divorce or who are going through a divorce in Birmingham. The following is an excerpt of their perspective. Divorce is hard but schools are …
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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
The ebb and flow of a school is fast paced and high energy. I recently interviewed a high school principal about enrollment procedures at their school and all schools in the State of Alabama. Here is their short perspective and I feel it can make a difference for those filing for uncontested divorces in Talladega …
Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
Divorces in Shelby County, Alabama are handled by the Circuit Court of Shelby County. There are rules called Civil Procedure in the State of Alabama that attorneys must follow when processing cases through the Courts and divorces are just civil cases and must follow these rules. Even in an online divorce in Shelby County, these …
Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
The term “visitation,” or “parenting time,” refers to how the parents will split time with the children. A parent who has a child less than half the time has visitation with the children. The parent who gets visitation is referred to as the noncustodial parent. The court considers what is in the best interests of …
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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Adoption, Family Law
A new partner can only adopt a divorced party’s child if the divorced party, who is the custodial parent, agrees and the other legal parent gives up their parental rights. The act of giving up parental rights is called termination of parental rights. A new partner cannot become the legal parent of a divorced person’s …
Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
In Alabama, vacation homes and other real properties that either spouse acquires during the marriage are marital property. The court will divide these properties equitably. This means the value of the properties is divided between the parties, but an entire property may be awarded to one spouse to offset another asset. If two spouses bought …
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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
If you have a gut feeling that your partner is being deceptive concerning cash, you may have a case of financial infidelity on your hands. Financial infidelity is where one party deceives the other about their assets or debts in order to hide them from their spouse. This commonly happens if couples who have actually …
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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
Typically, a prenuptial arrangement is not needed to secure an inheritance in Alabama. Cash or residential property received from an inheritance are only the residential or commercial property of the partner who received them. The products are labeled separate residential property. The court in a divorce will certainly not normally split an inheritance for one …
Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law
A spouse who is at fault for the divorce may still ask for temporary or permanent alimony. The court may be willing to grant that spouse alimony, depending on the circumstances of the case. The court may consider the spouses at fault behavior as a factor in determining alimony. Temporary alimony is alimony awarded until …
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