Frequently Asked Questions

The grounds for divorce in Alabama are no-fault and fault-based. No-fault divorce is available when both spouses agree:   

1. You and your spouse  suffer incompatible temperaments and can no longer live together (i.e. irreconcilable differences)
2. There has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage such that further attempts at reconciliation are impractical, futile, or not in your family’s best interests.
3. You or your spouse have voluntarily abandoned the marriage

Fault-based divorce is available  under Alabama Code 30-2-1, when:

1. A spouse was physically and incurably incapacitated from entering into marriage at the time the marriage was performed.
2. A spouse spouse committed adultery.
3. A spouse abandoned the marriage for at least one year prior to filing.
4. A spouse has been in prison for the previous two years before filing and has a  sentence that will last at least seven years.
5. A spouse committed a crime against nature either before or during the marriage.
6. A spouse became addicted to drugs or alcohol during the marriage.
7. A spouse has been confined to a mental health institution for at least five consecutive years and is deemed incurably insane by a mental health professional.
8. The wife was pregnant at the time of the marriage without the husband's knowledge or agency.
9. A spouse committed actual violence against you (i.e. domestic violence).
10. As a wife, you lived separately and apart from your husband in Alabama, for at least two years, without his support.

Child support in Alabama is calculated based on a formula that takes into account factors such as each parent's income (or imputed income), the number of children, the cost of work-related child care, the cost of the child's health insurance, and other special needs of the children. The formula has changed multiple times since 2021 and we are able to provide you with a good estimate of the amount of support at your consultation.  

Yes, we charge $200.00 for a consultation. Your family and your case are unique.  We cannot give you good advice just based on general information or a questionnaire.  We need to sit down with you to thoughtfully and thoroughly explore all your options.  This fee allows us to block off time to discuss your particular issues in detail.