Retirement accounts are often assets to be divided between parties in divorce. Parties can avoid paying taxes on the division if they know how to properly describe their accounts in their divorce decree. An improper label can result in paying taxes, and the burden...
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Year: 2020
What should you know about parental alienation?
As a newly divorced couple, it is normal for tensions to run high between you and your co-parent. Many people in your position take months or even years to settle into a routine everyone feels comfortable with. But some people never adjust. Unfortunately, these people...
How to prevent parental alienation
Parental alienation syndrome or PAS is a phenomenon where a child rejects one of his or her parents following a divorce. The Center for Parenting Education describes it as affecting about 10% to 15% of all children after a divorce. Parental alienation can occur due to...
Child custody and exposure to domestic violence
Domestic violence is an all too common problem in homes across America. While this violence can certainly have ramifications for those who are involved, it can also have profound and sometimes devastating consequences for children who are exposed to it. If you’re...
Divorce basics in Alabama
There are several grounds for divorce in Alabama, the most common one being incompatibility. Although this is essentially the familiar “no fault” divorce option, there are other factors that determine custody, property division and alimony. Other grounds for divorce...
The pros and cons of nesting during divorce
Even if your Alabama divorce is amicable, your children may feel the stress of changes in the family dynamic. If you and your ex wonder about whether to keep the house or sell it, there might be an option that buys you time to decide and helps smooth the transition...
Modifying child support in Alabama
Circumstances change over time, and if you or your child have gone through any major life changes recently, you may be looking to change your existing Alabama child support order. You may be able to have your order undergo modification even in the absence of a...
Solving complex child support issues in Alabama
There are many different legal issues that can cause complications for family relationships in Alabama. Divorce cases can, of course, become quite contentious, and there are many different issues in a divorce case that can be complex, including: property division;...
Planning for a smooth transition during a divorce
For some Alabama residents, a divorce may add a considerable degree of stress to an already complicated living situation. To help accomplish a smooth transition from a married to a single household, two soon-to-be ex-spouses may work out a plan for dividing their...
Overview of how alimony works in Alabama
Following a legal separation or a divorce, family law courts in Alabama have the discretion to award alimony. What this means in practice for a Montgomery couple going through a split is that alimony is not automatic, but many people do have circumstances which would...
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