Divorce, custody and visitation, child support and dividing property. Family law is state law, so the rules — and the court that hears your case — depend on where you live.
The rules depend on your state, so the points below are set out state by state.
Lawyers whose own published profile focuses on family work. Each lawyer was checked on their state bar's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms.
John Tyler Winans · Partner, Family Law and Probate · Montgomery
60 Commerce Street, Suite 1210, Montgomery, AL 36104
Partner and family law and probate attorney in the firm's Montgomery office. He handles divorce, custody and support, adoptions and estate administration, and is a member of the Montgomery Bar Association.
Divorce and other domestic relations cases are heard by the circuit court of the county.
Under Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration — the Child Support Guidelines. The current guidelines were revised effective May 1, 2022, for cases filed on or after that date. The Administrative Office of Courts publishes the guidelines schedule and the forms.
The residency rule is set by the Code of Alabama. We haven't been able to confirm it on an official page, so we don't quote it here — check the Code or ask a family lawyer before you file.
To practise law in Alabama a lawyer must be licensed through the Alabama State Bar. You can look up any lawyer in the State Bar's public Find a Member search, and the Bar publishes its disciplinary history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that search before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the State Bar's Office of General Counsel.