Monthly Archives: October 2023
Can The Court Decide How Much You Should Earn And How Much You Should Spend?
Imputed income is often a contentious issue in divorce cases. To determine alimony or child support obligations, the court considers each party’s income, as proven by financial disclosures the parties submit to the court. Usually, the court bases the alimony amount on the income stated by each spouse. Sometimes, though, you can argue that… Read More »
Understanding Post-Minority Support In Alabama Law
Many divorced parents look forward to the day that their child graduates from high school, because it means no more arguing with their ex-spouse over child support payments. Once your children reach adulthood, your long, painful breakup with your ex is finally over. Of course, everyone knows that young adults do not become financially… Read More »
Covenant Marriage And Alabama Divorce
Like most other states, Alabama law allows for no fault divorce. This means that married couples in Alabama can request that the court dissolve their marriages simply because both spouses wish to dissolve the marriage. The parties must only acknowledge that the parties have irreconcilable differences and that the marriage is irretrievably broken. From… Read More »
Why Is High Net Worth Divorce So Much More Complicated?
You and your spouse took a vow to stay together for richer or for poorer, but if that doesn’t work out, then getting divorced when you are poor is noticeably easier than getting divorced when you are rich. All the comforts that you enjoyed during your marriage become an albatross around your neck when… Read More »