By Amy Slayden | Published October 30, 2025 | Posted in Divorce | Tagged Tags: assets, divorce, family home | Comments Off on Who Gets the Family Home in an Alabama Divorce?
Who Gets the Family Home in an Alabama Divorce?
In Alabama, the question of who receives the family home in a divorce is governed by the state’s equitable distribution laws. The court divides marital property in a manner it deems fair, but not necessarily equal. Marital property in Alabama typically includes assets acquired by either spouse during the marriage, including the family home, regardless Read More
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Keeping an Uncontested Divorce From Becoming Contested
So you and your spouse both want to end your marriage. You’ve accepted that the marriage isn’t working and you’ve agreed in principle on how to handle financial matters and, if you have kids, how you’ll handle child custody and visitation. In Alabama, this makes you eligible for an uncontested divorce, which is generally faster, Read More
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How Child Support Is Adjusted for 50/50 Shared Physical Custody
Alabama child support after a divorce has usually been paid to the parent awarded primary physical custody, based on guidelines and a schedule set forth by court rule. Until recently, there was no provision for calculating child support in cases involving shared 50/50 physical custody, where the child lives with each parent about half the Read More
Read MoreDealing with Changes to Custody and Visitation Arrangements Caused by COVID-19
Divorced parents are accustomed to raising children amidst changing circumstances, but the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges that many of us have never seen before. Stay at home orders have imposed strict limits on the way we live and complicated many custody and visitation arrangements. We cannot be sure when daily life will more closely Read More
Read MoreHow a Coronavirus-related Income Loss Could Affect Your Alimony and Child Support
Many people have faced a job loss or reduction in income due the coronavirus pandemic. In such a case it might be difficult for an ex-spouse paying alimony or a parent sending child support to keep up with their obligation. As these orders are based on the financial circumstances that existed at the time they Read More
Read MoreHow Are Divorce Proceedings Being Affected by the COVID-19 Quarantine?
Throughout the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily routine in ways that none of us could have ever imagined. Like everyone else, spouses who are already experiencing the turmoil associated with divorce have been forced to deal with additional challenges. Despite the obstacles, it is important to maintain control over what you Read More
Read MoreWill the U.S. See its Divorce Rate Spike After the COVID-19 Quarantine Ends?
With so many American residents stuck at home with their families, prognosticators have predicted that several months down the road, the country could experience a baby boom and a divorce deluge. Unlike a cozy blizzard that keeps you home from work for a few days, a global pandemic that triggers shelter-in-place orders spreading over multiple Read More
Read MoreCommunicating With Your Ex About COVID-19 Custody Issues
During a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, family becomes more important than ever, especially for children whose schedules have been disrupted by long-term school closures and the cancellation of other activities. Parents who are divorced or live apart for other reasons know the importance of maintaining healthy communication through difficult situations. Though this situation Read More
Read MoreWho Gets the Stimulus Check When Spouses Are Separated or Divorcing?
Going through a divorce is stressful enough, but the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the United States presents additional complications for spouses who have decided to split. In addition to changes that might need to be made regarding custody and visitation arrangements while travel is restricted, negotiations over property division need to address any new economic Read More
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