Alabama Divorce Preparation
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Welcome back! I hope you will consider adding your thoughts or questions to the comment sections of our Alabama divorce and family law articles. Also, you can contact me directly by visiting the Contact Page. Thanks again for returning to our site.A while back, I wrote a series of articles on Alabama Divorce Preparation. [...]
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Need an Alabama Divorce Lawyer? Ask These 9 Questions to Find Out
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Maybe you are facing divorce, and you are not sure whether you need a lawyer to represent you. You could represent yourself. Of course, representing yourself would save you lawyer’s fees. But, you don’t want to be taken advantage of and you want to make sure you get a fair result. In fact, if you [...]
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Is a Step Parent’s Income Included When Calculating Child Support?
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
I am often asked whether a step-parent’s income is included for the purposes of calculating child support. The answer under Alabama law is “No.” In Alabama, child support is based on the gross monthly income of each of the parents. If one parent as remarried, that parent’s spouse’s income is NOT included when calculating child [...]
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Alabama Divorce Statistics
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Alabama ranks high in divorce rates.
According to the U.S. Department of Public Health, Alabama’s divorce rate was 39% higher than the national rate in 2007.
A recent article in the Time Daily, reports that many churches in Alabama are responding by implementing Divorce care programs for their communities. Encouragingly, the article relates that many communities are [...]
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A Kid’s Guide to Divorce
Posted on 05. May, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Michael Sherman.
Just a short note today about a nice divorce resource I found. If you have read the Alabama Family Law Blog long, you know that I care a lot about the kids of divorce. Having been one myself, I am always concerned about how my client’s divorce case is affecting their children. That is why [...]