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Foxtrot welcomes Child Custody, Divorce, DHR and Adoption lawyer, KEELY SMITH!!!

Stephen Williams

Sep 30, 2022
1 min

Foxtrot welcomes Child Custody, Divorce, DHR and Adoption lawyer, KEELY SMITH!!!

We’ve been waiting all week for a very special #FoxtrotFriday to celebrate KEELY SMITH passing the Alabama Bar Exam! KEELY is a lawyer!!! She’s a relentless worker for our clients, an excellent listener and an invaluable member of our legal team here at Foxtrot. Congratulations, KEELY!!! ~ If you’re a family lawyer, law student, professional in the legal field or looking to be one, we are ALWAYS looking for great people to join our team and join our mission. You can always se

Stephen Williams

Jul 7, 2022
2 min

Get the Mental Health You Need and Deserve in Child Custody and Co-Parenting (VIDEO)

If folks really want to talk about mental health then let’s talk about it. The reality is that folks with mental health challenges, diagnosed or otherwise, also have #ChildCustody, #CoParenting and #FamilyLaw problems. The scary part is that we get questions all the time like “if I get diagnosed with depression, will the Other Side use that against me?” Guys, this isn’t a car wreck or criminal case where something did or didn’t happen a certain way. This is your life; this is

Happy Workiversary to Veronica Kanka – Legal Assistant with our Child Custody Team

Stephen Williams

Jun 2, 2022
1 min

Happy Workiversary to Veronica Kanka – Legal Assistant with our Child Custody Team

It’s an exciting #FoxtrotFriday as we celebrate the 1 year #workiversary of Veronica Kanka joining our team. Veronica helps our clients access their up-to-date court file and other important documents from anywhere at any time right from their phone or device. She also stays in constant communication with our clients through each client’s confidential chat system with our entire team. Congrats, VK! We are so grateful for your work! ~ #childcustody #coparenting #parenting #fam

Stephen Williams

May 26, 2022
1 min

Learn the Pitfalls of the Flat Fee, “Uncontested” Divorce - Talkin' Laws and Drinkin' Claws (VIDEO)

What can go wrong with a flat fee, “uncontested” divorce? A lot more than you might think. As Josh Holcomb in our Guntersville office puts it, you don’t want to buy a couch that no one will sit on. ~ This #FoxtrotFriday starts #MemorialDay2022 weekend, and it feels like #seltzerseason has truly arrived. Join Sree Ravi as he lets us know the pitfalls of the “flat fee” and what you don’t know about “uncontested” divorces. ~ #childcustody #coparenting #parenting #familylaw #divo

In Child Custody, Seek Simplicity in Sacrifice and Ritual

Stephen Williams

Apr 14, 2022
1 min

In Child Custody, Seek Simplicity in Sacrifice and Ritual

On this very special #FoxtrotFriday, we think of our team members, our clients and all the faiths they reflect. If this is a day to consider sacrifice, then let us seek simplicity in sacrifice, in ritual. #ChildCustody and #CoParenting seems complicated, and our clients tend to believe that they have to change their entire lives or make a huge sacrifice of time, energy and finances to be effective for their families or to stand up for themselves. ~ The vast majority, though,

Procedural Appeal in your Child Custody Case

Stephen Williams

Feb 18, 2022
1 min

Procedural Appeal in your Child Custody Case

Good news for our team, our appellate practice group and our client on a #FoxtrotFriday! https://acis.alabama.gov/displaydocs.cfm?no=1120826&event=69N0NDC1P #ChildCustody appeals are EXTREMELY challenging because the trial court is vested with a great deal of discretion when weighing and determining the facts of yoru case. Typically, successful appeals in #familylaw cases turn on ‘procedural’ issues and that’s what happened here. ~ If you would like to learn more about how yo

Holiday-Themed Family Law Drama from Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Stephen Williams

Dec 17, 2021
1 min

Holiday-Themed Family Law Drama from Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Scalding tea, and some informative, Christmas-themed case law from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on a #FoxtrotFriday. No chance the Holiday timing is an accident! #familylaw #appellatelaw… You can read the entire opinion from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals at the link below… https://acis.alabama.gov/displaydocs.cfm?no=1112011&event=67U0KCW8Q.

Stephen Williams

Aug 5, 2021
1 min

Are You in the Child Custody Wild West?

Are you in the #ChildCustody Wild West? Does the father listed on a birth certificate have rights regarding the child without a marriage or court order? Is there anything stopping the Other Side from withholding your child? From leaving the state with your child? Is that “agreement” you guys signed and got notarized worth the paper it’s written on? (no) Lots of heavy questions, huh? Like we say, it’s the Child Custody Wild West on a #FoxtrotFriday. ~ If you would like to lear

Stephen Williams

Jun 3, 2021
1 min

Update on Refundable $30 Deposit to Book Child Custody Consultation (VIDEO)

Do you guys still do complimentary consultations? Yes. Then why do I have to put up $30? To help protect your time slot from folks that previously would have taken it then not show up. So when do I get my money back? When you show up and learn what you can do to stand up for yourself and your kids…unless you want to apply the $30 to your initial deposit and get started on your case. Thanks! ~ #foxtrotfriday #childcustody #familylaw #parenting ~ The information provided here i

Foxtrot Client Wins Child Custody Appeal

Stephen Williams

Apr 8, 2021
1 min

Foxtrot Client Wins Child Custody Appeal

We’re so very proud of and thrilled for a client whose steadfast, unwavering commitment of time, energy, resources, discipline, and sobriety has led to a victory in the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals to reestablish visitation with her son. Guys, the personal responsibility to keep up the good work remains, but the stigma regarding addiction recovery is gone and it damn well should be. There are a lot of GREAT parents in recovery willing to do whatever it takes, at the trial c

Let’s Improve Child Custody by Paying DHR Social Workers More

Stephen Williams

Mar 25, 2021
2 min

Let’s Improve Child Custody by Paying DHR Social Workers More

Let’s talk about Money and DHR on a #FoxtrotFriday. You may not expect it coming from us, but let’s make it rain on DHR! We’ve got our share of problems with DHR, no diggity, no doubt. But at Foxtrot, we also understand something about putting together a good team. Social workers are overworked and underpaid. What would we expect from our lawyers if we ran them ragged for about what a school teacher makes but with being on call 24/7 and without summer breaks? ~ Turnover is a

Setting the Table in Life, Child Custody, and Co-Parenting

Stephen Williams

Feb 19, 2021
2 min

Setting the Table in Life, Child Custody, and Co-Parenting

We need to set the table. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but we need to do it. Ever sit down for a nice meal at home, you’re excited, hungry and ready to relax…maybe you’ve finally put the kids down, poured a glass of wine and started up Disney+ ready to veg…only to realize you or your partner need a napkin or a fork or anything else from the kitchen. Now you’ve got to uncurl yourself from the coffee table and go grab whatever you forgot. ~ This is a first world problem f

Stephen Williams

Jan 29, 2021
1 min

The 5th Weekend in Child Custody and Co-Parenting (VIDEO)

The 5th Friday is always a #foxtrotfriday bc a lot of our Clients and Co-Parents get 2 wknds in a row! #childcustody #coparenting #fif

In Child Custody, Give Credit Where Credit is Due

Stephen Williams

May 7, 2020
1 min

In Child Custody, Give Credit Where Credit is Due

Quick #ChildCustody Tip on a #FoxtrotFriday…but it’s a tricky one and requires just a little perspective and self awareness. Can you testify to one thing the Other Side does well to serve your children? Or one thing that you, yourself, could improve on in your parenting? Giving credit where credit is due and conceding room for improvement reflects maturity and can reduce the appearance of bias. #ProTip: Think of these things right before day-to-day interaction with the Other

You Have Your Permission to XYZ in Your Child Custody Case

Stephen Williams

Apr 16, 2020
1 min

You Have Your Permission to XYZ in Your Child Custody Case

On this #FoxtrotFriday, you have my permission to be happy and hopeful. Did you know that getting permission from someone, it could literally be anyone, can significantly increase one’s ability to find peace and joy in whatever they’re “getting permission” to do? Even better, you can give yourself permission. What important decisions or activities are you seeking permission from someone else on? We see this a lot in our line of work. “I’m worried what the Other Side will do o

Some Advice from Your Child Custody Caddie at St. Andrews

Stephen Williams

Jan 24, 2020
2 min

Some Advice from Your Child Custody Caddie at St. Andrews

Here’s a lighthearted anecdote for a #FoxtrotFriday. We’re not here to judge and we don’t judge. When you meet and work with us you are in the “no judgment zone” or the “trust tree” or whatever you might want to call it. To drive our point home, we often tell this story about a local caddie at the home of golf and oldest course in the world, St. Andrews, in Scotland. So a gentleman had made his pilgrimage to St. Andrews to check one more item off his bucket list. At St. Andre

Disney, DHR & Doubtfire: Our Favorite (fun!) Child Custody Movies

Stephen Williams

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

Disney, DHR & Doubtfire: Our Favorite (fun!) Child Custody Movies

There are two kinds of movies about Child Custody: fun ones and sad ones. Yes, there is Venn Diagram overlap, but Meryl Streep wins Oscars for one kind and the others play on repeat on TBS on holidays. It’s a #FoxtrotFriday, so we’re leaving Kramer vs. Kramer, in all its excellence, off this list and focusing on the fun ones. We’re experts at Child Custody, not at film, so if you disagree with our review of a movie on this list or if we left your favorite off the list entirel

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