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What is joint custody?
Parents all across Alabama usually share the same top priority during divorce -- their children. Moms and dads alike focus carefully on things like child custody and support, basing their decisions on what is in their children’s best interests. But since every family...
How to navigate a healthy joint custody arrangement
Parenting is one of the hardest jobs most people will ever take on. That job can get a lot more complicated after divorce, especially when you are trying to effectively co-parent with an ex-spouse. Luckily, there are things that both you and your child’s other parent...
Will I lose my pet during divorce?
There is something truly special about the bond between pet owners and their four legged friends. Anything that compromises that relationship can be extremely distressing, but that is exactly what divorcing couples have to deal with in those circumstances. Pets are...
Which assets are included in property division?
The saying “what’s mine is yours and what's yours is mine” might sound nice when going into marriage, but marital property can actually be quite complicated. That property has to be divided between two people during a divorce. Alabama family law determines how that...
Don’t forget about student loans during divorce
While most people go into debt for different reasons, many younger adults carry a similar burden for the same reason -- student loans for attending college. It is not just recent graduates who are trying to pay back those loans, either. Student loans can take several...
Establishing grandparents’ rights in Alabama
There are few greater joys in life than spending time with a grandchild. Not all grandparents get the opportunity to forge those special bonds though, and it often feels impossible to circumvent parents’ choices when they are shut out from their grandchildren’s lives....
How to make co-parenting a teenager easier
You and your ex are dedicated to co-parenting your kids after divorce. This can be hard at first but usually gets better as time goes on. But what you might not have anticipated is the hurdles that come with co-parenting a teenager. Sharing custody of your teenager is...
Here is what judges look at for child support
Even though ending an unhappy marriage is usually the best option, kids still go through a lot when their parents decide to divorce. The experience can be especially difficult if a child’s custodial parent does not bring in much money, especially compared to household...
Don’t overlook these details during divorce
Fewer couples are making the choice to say “I do” than in the past, and fewer people are getting divorced too. These rates vary from state to state, and Alabama has one of the biggest decreases when it comes to marriage rates. The state’s divorce rate is going down...
Dads deserve better when it comes to child custody
Dads really do a lot these days, including caregiving tasks that used to mostly fall to moms. Unfortunately, this does not mean much when it comes to child custody. Fathers in Alabama still face an uphill battle when trying to show that spending more time with their...
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