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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 8:00:19 PM
For many families, the hardest property question in a divorce is not the house or the retirement account — it is the dog. And Alabama law answers it...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:59:30 PM
“It was mine before we married, so it stays mine” is one of the most repeated — and most dangerous — assumptions in Alabama divorce. It starts true:...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:58:38 PM
Equitable distribution only works on assets the court knows about — and in some divorces, one spouse works hard to make sure the court does not know...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:57:48 PM
Everyone entering a divorce thinks about dividing the assets. Far fewer think about dividing the debts — and debt division is where some of the most...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:50:13 PM
Supervised visitation is one of the least understood orders in Alabama family law. Parents on both sides tend to hear it as a verdict — either “the...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:49:24 PM
Domestic violence changes everything in an Alabama custody case. It is the clearest ground for rebutting the state’s joint custody presumption, it...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:48:34 PM
In contested Alabama custody cases, two court-connected figures can shape the outcome more than any witness: the guardian ad litem and the custody...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:47:44 PM
When parents live in different states — or one parent is about to — the first custody question is not who should have the children. It is which...
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Charlotte Christian: Jul 17, 2026, 7:46:57 PM
“At what age can my child choose which parent to live with?” may be the single most-asked question in Alabama custody law — and the honest answer...