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Alabama Divorce - Rights to Maiden Name. Wife may resume her maiden or former name upon divorce. Ex-husband may prevent his ex-wife from using his last name after divorce. ... More details |
Alabama Divorce - Where to file. Circuit Court in: county where defendant lives, county where parties lived when separated; in county where plaintiff lives if a non-resident of Alabama. ... More details |
Alabama Uncontested Divorce - General Divorce Procedure. Default judgment may be granted but only if evidence is presented to support your motion. However, acceptance and waiver of service is allowed if signed by both the defendant and a witness. Effective January 1, 1997, there is a 30-day waiting period ... More details |
Alabama Uncontested Divorce - Legal Separation Provisions. If the filing spouse wants the divorce limited to a divorce "from bed and board," it may be granted for cruelty or for any of the grounds for which a standard divorce is granted. ... More details |
Alabama Uncontested Divorce - Residence Requirements. A spouse filing for divorce must be a resident of the state Alabama for at least 6 months if the other spouse is a non-resident of Alabama. ... More details |
Alaska Divorce - Alimony maintenance spousal support. Maintenance may be awarded to either spouse for support. The award may be made as a lump sum or may be ordered paid in installments. Any fault of the spouses may not be taken into account. Factors considered are: (2) position in life of ... More details |
Alaska Divorce - Approved grounds. No-fault: Incompatibility of temperament which results in the irremediable breakdown of the marriage. ... More details |
Alaska Divorce - Child custody. Custody is determined with the best interests of the child in mind. Factors to be considered are: (1) the capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's needs; (2) the physical, emotional, mental, religious, and social needs of ... More details |
Alaska Divorce - Child support. Either or both parents may be ordered to provide child support. Child support payments may be ordered paid to a court-appointed trustee or through the state child support enforcement agency. There are official Child Support Guidelines contained in Al ... More details |
Alaska Divorce - Mediation or Counseling Requirements. At the request of either party, mediation may be granted. If no request for mediation is made by either spouse, the court may order the spouses to submit to mediation by a court appointed mediator. ... More details |
Alaska Divorce - Property Distribution. Alaska is an "equitable distribution" state. Both joint and separate property, which has been acquired during the marriage, will be divided in a "just" manner. Any fault of the spouses shall not be taken into account. If necessary ... More details |
Alaska Uncontested Divorce - Residence Requirements. Filing for divorce spouse must be a resident of the state. There are no minimum residency requirements. ... More details |
Alaska Uncontested Divorce - Rights to Maiden Name. Either divorced spouse may change his/her name in the decree of dissolution of marriage or final judgment for divorce. ... More details |
Alaska Uncontested Divorce - Where to file. Superior Court for the State of Alaska. ... More details |
Albert Einstein. Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love. ... More details |
Alimony. Spousal support, otherwise known as "alimony," is not required in all cases in most states, but should be considered and may even be ordered by the judge under certain circumstances. Spousal support should be considered if the ... More details |
An annulment upon divorce. An annulment, rather that a divorce, can be granted in situations where the original marriage was defective. Typically, annulments are available when the original marriage between the parties was prohibited by law or when either party had another spo ... More details |
Anatole Broyard. The first divorce in the world may have been a tragedy, but the hundred-millionth is not necessarily one. ... More details |
Annulment. Annulment: a marriage can be dissolved in a legal proceeding in which the marriage is declared void, as though it never took place. In the eyes of the law, the parties were never married. It is available only under certain limited circumstances. ... More details |
Arizona divorce - Alimony maintenance spousal support. Maintenance can be awarded to either spouse, if the spouse seeking maintenance: (1) lacks sufficient property to provide for his or her reasonable needs; (2) is unable to support himself or herself through appropriate employment; (3) is ... More details |
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