Sometimes after custody is awarded circumstances with the parents change. Maybe you don’t have custody of your child, but you want to have custody or at least joint custody with the other parent. No matter what the circumstance, if you want to change the legal status of your child’s custody you must file a Petition […]
Perhaps the most important first step towards getting a divorce is for you and your spouse to decide whether the divorce will be contested or uncontested. Uncontested divorces are filed when the spouses agree on the need to divorce, the division of their property, and, if applicable, child custody and support matters. In Alabama, uncontested […]
If you decide on an uncontested divorce, it usually takes about six to ten weeks after everything has been signed by both spouses and filed with the court. If both parties agree to the terms of the divorce on the big questions of how you will divide your assets and debts, child custody (if applicable), […]