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Dec 13 2023

The Role of Social Media in Alabama Divorce Cases: Precautions and Pitfalls

Almost every divorce that walks through our door now has a social media problem somewhere in it. Sometimes it is a Facebook post the client made in anger. Sometimes it is a photo the other spouse put on Instagram that lands on our desk as Exhibit 4. Sometimes it is a string of text messages …

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Nov 6 2023

Divorce and the LGBTQ+ Community in Alabama

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Same-sex couples in Alabama have the same right to marry as anyone else, and with that right comes the same right to divorce. That has been settled law since 2015. What is less obvious to most people, and what actually matters when a marriage ends, is how Alabama’s divorce statutes apply to couples who often …

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Jul 13 2023

The Evolution of Uncontested Divorces: An Examination of Legal and Cultural Shifts

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Family Law

Divorce is one of the oldest legal problems in Alabama, and for most of the state’s history it was also one of the ugliest. A couple who simply wanted to go their separate ways could not just say so. Somebody had to be the villain. One spouse had to stand up in open court and …

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Apr 7 2023

What Constitutes Evidence in Family Law Cases?

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Family Law

Family law cases are won and lost on evidence. Not on who is more upset, not on who talks the longest in the hallway outside the courtroom, and not on who the judge happens to like. When a custody fight or a divorce goes to trial in Alabama, the judge can only consider what is …

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Mar 21 2023

Basics of Rule Nisi and the Relevance to Family Law

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Family Law

If you are in the middle of a divorce or any other family law matter, sooner or later you may hear the words “Rule Nisi.” It usually comes up when someone has not done what a court ordered them to do, or when a hearing is about to be set and the other side needs …

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Feb 26 2023

Organizing Your Financial Records Before Moving On From A Divorce

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Divorce ends a marriage, but it does not untangle the money on its own. That part is on you. Bank accounts, retirement plans, tax returns, credit cards, the mortgage, the car notes, the kids’ 529 plans, the beneficiary line on an old life insurance policy nobody has looked at in a decade. All of it …

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Dec 18 2022

What is the Best Way to Tell Your Spouse You Want a Divorce

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

What is the best way to tell your spouse you want a divorce? There is no script that makes this easy, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. But there is a right way and a wrong way to do it, and the difference matters more than most people realize. How you start …

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Nov 24 2022

How do I put my Baby Daddy on Child Support when we are not Married

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Child Support, Family Law

If you have a child with a man you never married and he is not helping pay for that child, you can make him pay child support. The catch is that Alabama will not order a dime until the court knows, for certain, that he is the legal father. When parents are married, the law …

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Nov 18 2022

When is it a Good Idea to Have a Deposition in a Divorce

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

Most divorces never see a deposition. The vast majority of cases in Alabama settle, and the ones that go to trial usually get there on the strength of documents, sworn interrogatory answers, and the two spouses’ own testimony. So when a client asks whether they need a deposition, the honest first answer is usually a …

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Nov 17 2022

Should I Clear Out the Bank Accounts Before My Divorce

Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce, Family Law

People ask us this question more than almost any other money question in a divorce: Should I clear out the bank accounts before I file? Usually it comes wrapped in fear. A spouse is worried the other one will drain the account first, or worried about paying rent next month, or just angry and looking …

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The Role of Social Media in Alabama Divorce Cases: Precautions and Pitfalls

Divorce and the LGBTQ+ Community in Alabama

The Evolution of Uncontested Divorces: An Examination of Legal and Cultural Shifts

What Constitutes Evidence in Family Law Cases?

Basics of Rule Nisi and the Relevance to Family Law

Organizing Your Financial Records Before Moving On From A Divorce

What is the Best Way to Tell Your Spouse You Want a Divorce

How do I put my Baby Daddy on Child Support when we are not Married

When is it a Good Idea to Have a Deposition in a Divorce

Should I Clear Out the Bank Accounts Before My Divorce

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