When a married couple decides to end their marriage, they usually try to use every means available to limit acrimony and unnecessary arguments. Despite any such intentions, arguments can arise unexpectedly. One such cause of hidden acrimony is deciding on the value of...
Property Division
How can separate property be considered marital property?
The divorce process can be confusing under the best of circumstances. Alabama divorce laws are complex and hard to grasp if you’ve never dealt with them before. This is particularly true when a divorcing couple has many, or varied, assets. Separate property sounds...
Subtle and obvious signs that a spouse hides assets
Thread by thread, the trust in the relationship broke away. The tension was too much, leading to separation and now a divorce. With trust gone, only suspicions remain. And you wonder just how forthcoming your estranged spouse will be during the divorce process....
A QDRO helps you secure a share of spouse’s retirement assets
So many things are about to change with a pending divorce. And among the matters on that long list include retirement investments. In these instances, a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) comes into play. This legal document represents a crucial part of a...
How does divorce impact business owners?
A divorce brings a lot of change in the lives of a lot of people. Spouses who are parents have to learn how to co-parent with their now ex-spouse. Each spouse needs to adapt to their new life without their ex. For business owners, their business can experience...
Alabama divorce: navigating the property division process
Some matters recurrently loom large in Alabama divorces. In some dissolutions, a quite specific concern emerges as a top-tier focus. Namely, that is the division of assets between impending exes working their way through the divorce process. How common are property...