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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Qualified Domestic Relations Order When you are dividing up your marital assets and property in a divorce, you must consider your and your spouse’s retirement accounts as possibly part of these assets to be divided.  It is not uncommon for one party to be awarded part of the other party’s 401(k) or other retirement account …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

When you are going through an uncontested divorce in Alabama involving minor children of the marriage, one of the many considerations, once custody issues are determined, is what type of visitation schedule the non-custodial parent will have.  Usually, one parent is the parent that the children live with most of the time. The other parent …

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Posted by Steven A. Harris | Divorce

Service of Process in Divorce A contested divorce is initiated by the filing of documents called a Complaint and Summons.  The party filing the divorce is called the Plaintiff and the other spouse is called the Defendant.  This Complaint states what relief the Plaintiff is requesting from the Court such as custody, child support, visitation, …

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