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Attending a Divorce Hearing? Follow These Tips on Courtroom Etiquette
Unless you’re an attorney or courtroom staffer, going to court isn’t an everyday occurrence. Some of us go our whole lives without stepping foot inside of a courtroom—until we’re forced to appear before an Alabama judge on our divorce case. Don’t be intimidated; it isn’t hard to learn and follow appropriate courtroom etiquette. Plus,… Read More »
Should You Make Installment Payments Part of Your Alabama Divorce Settlement?
It’s never easy to arrive at what feels like a fair division of assets in a divorce. On top of battles over alimony and spouses’ contribution to the couple’s financial state, there is the difficulty of splitting seemingly un-splittable items or investment accounts. For instance, many large assets can’t be divided equally without being… Read More »
Handling Your Divorce Yourself Comes with Risks
Divorce can be an expensive and drawn-out process, and many spouses are desperate to find a way to minimize the costs associated with a split. Some believe that, by filing for divorce without a lawyer, they can save hundreds of dollars and expedite the process of finalizing their divorce. While a DIY divorce may… Read More »
Telling Adult Children that You’re Getting a Divorce
Divorce may not be as disruptive to adult children as it is to young ones, but it can still be crushing news. Sharing news of your divorce with your grown children should be done with care and consideration. Below, find some suggestions on how to discuss a divorce with your grown kids, and contact… Read More »
Reducing the Stress of a Post-Split Holiday Season
Once reaching adulthood, no one escapes the holidays stress-free, but this time of year can become even more challenging after a divorce. The holidays can bring up painful memories of happier times in years past, when you were still married. If you’re a parent, you may be concerned about your children’s happiness now that… Read More »
What Can We Include in an Alabama Prenuptial Agreement?
As people get married later in life, often after building their careers or purchasing property, couples are less likely to see prenuptial agreements as stigmatized and more likely to see them as a practical way to avoid a messy divorce in the future. Prenuptial agreements can be a civil way to agree in advance… Read More »
Tell Your Kids about Your Divorce the Right Way
You know that breaking the news to your children about your upcoming divorce isn’t going to be easy, but you don’t want them to find out by overhearing a conversation they shouldn’t, or being blindsided by the news on the day your spouse moves out of the house. By planning the conversation with your… Read More »
Can Reunification Therapy Help Your Relationship with Your Kids?
Divorce and custody disputes can sometimes damage healthy parent/child relationships. When a parent can no longer maintain daily in-home contact with their child, parents and children can quickly become estranged. This distance between parent and child can become even more exacerbated if the parent who holds residential custody makes a deliberate effort to turn… Read More »
Changes to Make to Your Estate Plan after a Divorce
There are so many changes occurring at once when you divorce that it can be easy to let one slip through the cracks. Amidst moving to a new home and sharing custody of your children, you may forget about one of the most important documents you’ll need to update upon divorcing: your estate plan…. Read More »
What to Know Before a “Gray Divorce”
Across the US population as a whole, divorce rates have long been on the decline–that is, with the exception of those over 50. One survey found that about one in four people going through a divorce is over 50, and roughly one in 10 is over 64. As people live longer, and as taboos… Read More »
