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An uncontested divorce sounds simple, and in many cases it is far less stressful than a drawn-out court fight. Both spouses agree on the major issues, the paperwork moves forward, and nobody has to argue in front of a judge. But “uncontested” doesn’t mean there’s nothing to think about. Before filing, it’s worth pausing to […]

Filing in the wrong place can cost a spouse time and money before the real issues even come up. Alabama sets rules for where a divorce complaint can be filed and how long the filing spouse must have lived in the state. A few minutes spent on those rules at the start can prevent delay […]

Some couples want to end a marriage without letting a judge decide every disputed point. Alabama’s collaborative process was built for them, and it runs on a signed agreement instead of a court calendar. The structure is easy to follow once the pieces are laid out. Alabama Has a Statute for This Alabama adopted the […]

Grandma paid $3,700 toward her son’s child support, and it still ended up in court. What Allen v. Allen teaches Alabama parents about getting credit for payments.

Do I Have To Prove My Spouse Did Something Wrong? No. Alabama recognizes both no-fault and fault-based grounds for divorce under Alabama Code Section 30-2-1, and most Huntsville cases move forward on the no-fault ground of incompatibility of temperament. Under this approach, neither spouse needs to prove wrongdoing, only that the marriage has broken down with […]

Alabama Replaced An Old Assumption With A Real Standard Alabama custody law used to lean heavily on assumptions about which parent should raise young children. That changed with the Alabama Supreme Court’s 1981 decision in Ex parte Devine, which struck down the old presumption and replaced it with a single controlling question: what actually serves the […]

What Actually Makes a Divorce Contested in Alabama? A divorce genuinely becomes contested when spouses disagree on one or more significant issues, such as property division, child custody, or spousal alimony, and cannot resolve their differences through negotiation. A Huntsville contested divorce lawyer explains this disagreement does not need to involve fault, since Alabama remains […]

A Legal Shift That Genuinely Changed the Starting Point Alabama child custody law underwent a genuinely significant change at the start of 2026, moving from a discretionary best interest analysis to a specific legal presumption favoring shared parenting arrangements. Understanding this new framework matters considerably for anyone in Florence handling a custody case. Many parents […]

Does Alabama Follow a Prenup Statute? No. Unlike many states, Alabama has not adopted a version of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act. Instead, the enforceability of a prenuptial agreement in Alabama comes from decades of appellate case law, most notably Barnhill v. Barnhill, decided by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals in 1980. That decision, […]