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How Much Supervision Is Involved In Supervised Visitation?

By Peeples Law |

If you have heard about supervised visitation after divorce, your mental image probably does not seem much like a recipe for family togetherness.  Doing jigsaw puzzles in a quiet room, surrounded by social workers with clipboards is not the best way to get your children to open up to you, especially when you consider… Read More »

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3 Sources Of Holiday Co-Parenting Stress And How To Deal With Them

By Peeples Law |

You know you are an adult once the holidays become stressful instead of fun.  Many types of holiday stress, such as being in close quarters with your know-it-all siblings or enduring sideways glances from your sister-in-law about your baby’s fondness for formula while your mother bombards you with unsolicited advice about weight loss, can… Read More »

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How Does Equitable Distribution Work When Neither Spouse Has Employment Income?

By Peeples Law |

Income is just one of several factors in determining equitable distribution in Alabama divorce cases; the value of each party’s separate assets also matters, as does each party’s financial obligations unrelated to the marriage, such as living expenses after the divorce and payment of nonmarital debts.  If one spouse is capable of working but… Read More »

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Alimony In Alabama Is An Inexact Science

By Peeples Law |

Alimony orders are not supposed to be a punishment, but that is how they feel for both parties.  If the court orders you to pay alimony, you might think, “I tried everything to save my marriage, but my wife’s mind was made up that she wanted a divorce, so not only did she keep… Read More »

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Which Financial Transactions Are Off-Limits While Your Divorce Case Is Pending?

By Peeples Law |

Divorce can be an escape from a marriage plagued by conflicts about money.  Unfortunately, things sometimes get worse before they get better.  In the simpler cases, you can resolve the problem through a few frank discussions with your divorce lawyer, followed by mediation sessions where your lawyer negotiates with your spouse’s lawyer, since it… Read More »

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Does The Duration Of Your Marriage Affect Equitable Distribution?

By Peeples Law |

If you go to a consultation with a divorce lawyer after receiving a surprising divorce petition from your spouse and anxiously asking the lawyer whether your ex will keep half of your marital property, it is hardly comforting if the lawyer says, “it depends,” but it is the truth.  Alabama is an equitable distribution… Read More »

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And Now Some Optimism About Your Finances After Divorce

By Peeples Law |

Here is an exercise in Southern charm for you.  Try to find something nice to say about how divorce has affected your finances.  Remember that joke about the Southern Belle who bragged that her Daddy sent her to charm school so she could say, “That’s nice” instead of a string of expletives?  If you… Read More »

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Restoring Your Parenting Time After A Long Absence

By Peeples Law |

Alabama’s laws on parenting time, which state that the children’s best interests are the main concern in parenting plan decisions, imply that children thrive on routine and stability.  When judges set parenting plans, which they only do when the parents cannot reach an agreement during mediation, they choose a schedule that disrupts the children’s… Read More »

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Does Health Insurance Coverage Count As Alimony?

By Peeples Law |

One of the marriage trends the younger generation is embracing is the prenuptial agreement.  It used to be that people only signed prenups if they were wealthy or if one or both parties had children from a previous marriage.  These days, an increasing number of couples realize that prenups are an effective way to… Read More »

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Does The Court Order Alimony If Both Spouses Are Broke?

By Peeples Law |

The Alabama courts may award alimony when this is necessary to enable both spouses to continue to live at the same standard as they lived during the marriage.  Often, it takes the form of rehabilitative alimony, which lasts five years or less, and the purpose of which is to enable the recipient spouse to… Read More »

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