Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Why It Is Worthwhile To Finalize Your Divorce In Mediation
When you summon the courage to file for divorce, you might go into it with the mindset that you are ready to fight to win. You imagine the judge awarding you possession of the marital home and paying your ex a lump sum for the refinance, so that you never half to think about… Read More »
How To Avoid Oversharing Your Divorce
One of the best things about living in Alabama is that everyone seems to have the gift of gab. If you strike up a conversation with the person in front of you in line at the supermarket every time you go shopping, by the end of a month you will have found out which… Read More »
Does Changing Your Parenting Plan Affect Your Child Support Obligations?
The possibilities are endless when it comes to customizing your parenting plan, but no matter how carefully you craft your unique parenting plan to suit your unique family, life brings plenty of surprises. You might need to change your parenting plan because of changes to your work or family obligations, or even because your… Read More »
How Does Pregnancy Affect Your Alabama Divorce?
One might expect that welcoming a child into the world together is when couples feel the greatest commitment to each other, but things do not work out this way for every couple. Taking care of a baby is a new level of stress and responsibility that causes conflict even among couples who are emotionally… Read More »
Rented Apartments And Divorce
Some people’s main source of stress relates to the marital home after divorce. It makes their blood boil that their ex got to keep the house they renovated with the work of their own hands. Someone out there is stressing about whether she will qualify for a refinance, even if her mother agrees to… Read More »
Can Your Ex-Spouse Disqualify Your Divorce Lawyer?
When you file for divorce, your ex-spouse might try to disrupt aspects of your life that you take for granted, just to mess with you. For example, provided that you have not changed the locks, your ex might come to your house when you are not home and remove furniture that you did not… Read More »
The Smartphone App That Saved Summer Vacation
When you find a group of parents who are sufficiently non-judgmental, one of the most fun ways to pass the time is by grumbling about the smartphone apps that are sabotaging your relationship with your family. Maybe you are hooked on Tik Tok, or Instagram if you’re old, or perhaps even Facebook if you’re… Read More »
Uncontested Divorce In Alabama
To your great surprise and relief, you have discovered that separating from your spouse is much easier than trying to patch things up and stay married. Every holiday with either spouse’s side of the family, every child’s birthday party, and even every date night was a battle. You dreaded telling your spouse that you… Read More »
Legal Separation
In the past, people used to list their relationship status on Facebook as single, in a relationship, married, and “it’s complicated.” These relationship statuses depended entirely on one’s own perception of the relationship; it is possible that one member of an on-again off-again couple might describe her relationship status as “in a relationship” while… Read More »
Getting Out Of A Prenuptial Agreement
In the old days, the stereotype about prenuptial agreements was that they made things simpler when a wealthy misanthrope and his gold-digging wife inevitably got divorced, but recently, people increasingly believe that prenups are for people who have the wisdom and maturity to talk to their spouses about long-term financial plans before they walk… Read More »