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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

In Alabama, there are not too many COVID considerations during divorce anymore. The family law courts have largely returned to normal, in-person operations for divorce and child-related proceedings. This is a departure from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the spring and summer of 2020 and most of 2021, divorce and child-related proceedings …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Credit card points and airline miles that the spouses acquired during the marriage are marital property that should be equitably divided in a divorce. Points and miles that one party acquired before the marriage are separate property. These will not be divided in an uncontested divorce in Jefferson County, or anywhere else in Alabama.  A …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

An Alabama divorce court will engage in equitable distribution of out-of-state property that is marital property. Marital property is property that the spouses acquired during the marriage. An example is a vacation cabin the parties bought together after the wedding. The court in a Shelby County divorce will not divide separate property. Separate property is …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

How do I find out if my husband has any cryptocurrency in a divorce? During an online divorce in Morgan County, the parties’ property will have to be distributed between the two of them. The parties’ property can either be distributed by agreement or by the Circuit Court judge, which will divide the property according …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Who can be a witness in a divorce case? When two parties cannot reach an agreement regarding the terms of their divorce settlement and do an online divorce in Morgan County, or anywhere else in North Alabama, they will have what is known as a contested divorce. This means that the two parties will have …

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