Family Law

Divorcing couples may want to consider participating in mediation when they are unable to resolve a dispute themselves. Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution where a neutral third party helps the couple resolve their concerns. The mediator may help...

Divorce is a major financial transaction. Therefore, just like any other major financial decision, you need to know what you’re getting into and what you hope to get out of the process. This can be challenging, especially when emotions are often intertwined with the...

Adoption is one of the many options to build a family. There is helpful information available about the process in Alabama for prospective adoptive parents. Adoption creates a permanent relationship between the adoptive parent and child. Once parents adopt a child,...

For those in unhappy marriages, there has never been a more accepting time to file for divorce. Indeed, for most of our history, it has only been spoken about in hushed tones and only a last resort, even in marriages with domestic violence. However, with every...

Divorce is hard on immediate families. When two Alabama parents end their relationship, the effects can hit them and their children in different ways. However, the extent of a divorce can reach beyond the walls of the family’s former home. They can reach the extended...

Custody disputes in Alabama are no fun for either parent, and their children will also endure some degree of stress from these disputes regardless of parental effort to shield them from the fallout. One strategy that can spare both parents and children some of the...

Closeness can make the heart grow fonder, but it can also make the heart break. This is what many of us have experienced during this nearly a year of forced togetherness. Some have been blessed with relationship “resets.” Others, have found the togetherness...

If you are an Alabama resident trying to recover from the emotional and financial tolls of a divorce, worrying about whether child support payments will be made should not be an additional stressor. Maybe your child support payments have stopped for whatever reason,...

Even if you want to end your marriage, you may want to do so in the most amicable and efficient manner possible. You and your spouse may not harbor any ill feelings toward each other, and as a result, would prefer to resolve your divorce outside the courtroom. So long...

Whether marital problems have plagued a couple for some time or have recently crept up, deciding to end a marriage is a serious decision to make and major life event to go through. Thus, many divorcing couples in Alabama and elsewhere seek to make the process as...