Monthly Archives: April 2025
Alabama Introduces Paid Parental Leave For State Employees
Alabama is famous for its beautiful weather and the willingness of its people to help their neighbors and extended family, but it is not known for its employee-friendly laws. For example, many states have minimum wage laws, but Alabama does not; it only requires employers to pay employees the federal minimum wage, which is… Read More »
Proposed Law Would Make 50/50 Parenting Time The Standard
No one wins in a divorce, but when the parents of minor children get a divorce, everyone loses. Even if your parenting plan awards you six nights per week with your children, the one night in the week that they are not with you feels like a loss. Every holiday that you spend away… Read More »
Does Poverty Mean That You Are Exempt From A Messy Divorce?
The last thing you want to hear when you are going through a divorce is that you should count your blessings. What is there to smile about? Now that you and your spouse have suffered an irreversible communication breakdown and have decided to divorce, your financial situation has gone from bad to worse. You… Read More »
Alabama Family Law For U.S. Permanent Residents
Remember when getting a permanent green card meant that you could breathe a sigh of relief, when all you had to do was wait a few more years and you would be eligible for U.S. citizenship? U.S. permanent residents are in a more vulnerable position these days than they have been for as long… Read More »