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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

A divorce retainer is an amount of money you pay up front for your attorney to begin working on your case. It is based on the projected amount of work it will take for the divorce attorney to represent you in your case. These are not the only legal fees you will incur during the …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Divorce is rarely easy, at least emotionally. However, an uncontested divorce can be a very easy and quick process. A lot of it depends on how amicable and in agreement both spouses are about the desire to divorce, how to divide your assets, and custody of the children (if applicable). If you both agree on …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Divorces can easily cost thousands of dollars, but it doesn’t have to. At The Harris Firm, our Birmingham divorce attorneys throughout Alabama currently charge a flat fee for uncontested divorces. The courts require a filing fee as well when the initial paperwork, called the divorce Complaint, is filed. The amounts can vary by county, ranging …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Adultery is not illegal in Alabama. It is, however, grounds for divorce, A person commits adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person who is not his spouse and lives in cohabitation with that other person when he or that other person is married. (Ala. Code Section 13A-13-2(a)). If you decide to pursue …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

The quickest and easiest way to get a divorce in Alabama is by filing an uncontested divorce. Uncontested divorces are also called “no fault” divorces and can only be entered into when both parties agree that divorce is what they want and agree on how to divide their joint assets. If you have minor children, …

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