Monthly Archives: November 2022

What Does Your First Ex-Spouse Have To Do With Your Second Divorce?
If there is anything good about divorce, it is that, once the divorce is over, you do not have to deal with your ex-spouse and your former in-laws again unless you want to. It isn’t quite so simple if you and your ex had minor children at the time of your divorce, but in… Read More »

Retroactive Child Support In Alabama
It is certainly disturbing to receive a letter from the court, asking you to pay child support for a child you have not seen in years, or worse, to take a DNA paternity test, and to pay child support if it turns out that you are the child’s genetic father. Perhaps you fathered the… Read More »

How Much Do Children’s Opinions Count In Parenting Time Decisions?
Based on the principle of selfless love, you should want your children to be as happy during their time with your ex-spouse as they are during their time with you. The family courts do not expect you to be a perfect parent or to possess superhuman altruism, but they do expect you not to… Read More »

Can Your Friends And Family Make Your Divorce Worse?
Stressful situations like divorce are very effective at showing you who your real friends are. Some of your friends will give you all of the emotional support you need without adding to the drama, while others will find a way to make things all about them. Perhaps, when you were young, you found your… Read More »