Courts and Community Resources
Lawyers and
Divorce
Mediation
Glossary of Family
Law Terms
State of Alabama
Judicial System
Alabama State Bar Association
Alabama Family Law
Center operated by
Lee Borden
the creator of the excellent resource web site known as
DivorceInfo.
State Law Library
State
Statutory Resources
Code of Alabama
Divorce Law
Alabama permits most forms of
no fault divorce as well as traditional fault divorces. No-Fault
Grounds: No-Fault: (1) Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage; (2)
complete incompatibility of temperament such that the parties can no
longer live together; (3) voluntary separation for over 1 year. [Code
of Alabama; Title 30, Chapter 2-1]. It is a separate property state.
You must have been a resident of Alabama for six months before you can
obtain a divorce.
Marital Separation Agreements Explained
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Child
Support
Alabama Interactive Child Support Calculator
Child Support Explained
Child
Custody and Visitation Law
FAQ on Child
Custody and Visitation
Child
Custody Resources
Child custody decisions are based on the best interests of the child.
Property Division
Under Alabama case law, Alabama is
an "equitable distribution" state and the judge has full discretion to
divide the any jointly-owned real estate or personal property, but
does not have the authority to award the wife's separate property to
the husband (regardless of whether the wife's separate property was
obtained before or after the marriage). |
