Just a reminder I will return to the office Jan 4, 2022.

I am a member of several crafting and home decor groups on Facebook. I have met a lot of wonderful people. Today, one of the ladies in one of those groups posted about a personal dilemma that she has faced recently. It could have been avoided had the proper estate planning been put in place…

As of yesterday, according to local news reports, Governor Kay Ivey has halted early parole hearings for offenders seeking them. Thus, removing early hearings already scheduled from the current docket. The Board has been given 30 days to come up with a corrective action plan (details have not been included). In addition, Lyn Head has…

Often times I get asked whether or not it is a good idea to put particular people in a will. This can be sons and daughters or nieces and nephews or even good friends. If you are going to name them as beneficiaries and your will to receive some part of your estate, it is…

The right of election of a surviving spouse and the rights of the surviving spouse to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance, or any of them, may be waived, wholly or partially, before or after marriage, by a written contract, agreement, or a waiver signed by the party waiving after fair disclosure. Unless it provides to the…

ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION Rule 32. Child-support guidelines Preface Relating to Scope. This rule, as amended effective January 1, 2009, shall apply to all new actions filed or proceedings instituted on or after January 1, 2009. Any actions or proceedings instituted before January 1, 2009, shall be governed by Rule 32 as it read…

LEGAL SEPARATION IN ALABAMA (a) The court shall enter a decree of legal separation if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The court determines that the jurisdictional requirements for the dissolution of a marriage have been met.   (2) The court determines the marriage is irretrievably broken or there exists a complete incompatibility of temperament or…

COURT MAY STOP WIFE FROM KEEPING HER FORMER HUSBAND’S LAST NAME After divorce from the bonds of matrimony and within the discretion of the circuit court of the county in which the divorced wife resides and upon application of any interested party, the divorced wife may be enjoined from the use of the given name…

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