Helping Children Survive Divorce
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
I recently came across a website called Focus on Your Child. It provides many resources for single parents. Included among its focus are resources for helping children of divorce. I hope those of you that are divorcing or are divorced and who have children will find some things that will help them through what is [...]
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Custody and Welfare of Children
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
When a couple goes through a divorce, one of the most important things to consider should be their minor children’s welfare, which includes the issues of custody and visitation.
However, children too often become yet another thing parents who are already fighting disagree over. Too frequently, I have seen the parents put their children in the [...]
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Teens Not as Close to Fathers After Divorce
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Teenagers often try to distance themselves from parents; however, after a divorce, the split between a father and his children can be much wider.
Researchers at Penn State University recently conducted a study in which they looked at interviews of high school students before and after a period of five years. The responses of teenagers whose [...]
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Survey of Relocation Laws
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Mom and Dad get divorced. Later the custodial parent wants to move across the country for some reason (job relocation, new marriage, etc.) Obviously, this will affect the children’s relationship with the non-custodial parent. So, which interest wins out – the custodial parent’s right to live wherever they want to live and pursue legitimate job [...]
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Moving Away with the Children
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Relocation cases continue to be a common occurrence in our practice. Our society is more mobile than ever. The interests of custodial parents who are wanting or needing to move out of town are competing against the interests of non-custodial parents to maintain a viable relationship with their children. And most importantly, the children’s interests [...]
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Does the relocation statute apply to married couples where no divorce is pending?
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Following my recent post about the relocation statute (which can be found here), I received a great question from a reader.
She explained that she and her husband were having difficulties but neither of them have filed for divorce yet. She received a job offer out of town and wanted to know if she had to [...]
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Am I Entitled to Receive Alimony?
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries.
Alimony is a payment, usually monthly, from one spouse to another for the continued support of that spouse after the divorce. It is separate and distinct from any amount ordered to be paid by one spouse to another as child support. As with most issues to be decided in a divorce, whether to award alimony [...]