Every lawyer we list in Montgomery, across all practice areas. 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
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.
Montgomery is in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Probate Court is in Courthouse Annex III at 101 South Lawrence Street, on the 3rd floor.
John Tyler Winans at The Harris Firm LLC focuses on family work, and the firm also covers estate planning and probate.
Alabama law and courts
Circuit courts hear divorce and other domestic relations cases and the larger civil cases; district courts hear smaller civil cases and small claims; and each county's probate court handles wills, estates, guardianships and name changes. Immigration is governed by federal law. Lawyers are licensed through the Alabama State Bar, which also deals with complaints about them.
Courts serving Montgomery
Divorce and the larger civil cases go to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, and smaller civil cases to the District Court — find both on the Alabama Judicial System's map of judicial circuits.
Montgomery County Probate CourtCourthouse Annex III, 101 South Lawrence Street, 3rd Floor, Montgomery, AL 36104Wills, estates, guardianships and name changes
Family cases
For Montgomery, divorce and other domestic relations cases are heard by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
Probate
Wills and estates are handled by the Montgomery County Probate Court, Courthouse Annex III, 101 South Lawrence Street, 3rd Floor, Montgomery.
Employment complaints
Most discrimination complaints start with a charge to the EEOC (Birmingham District Office), normally within 180 days; complaints about wages under federal law can go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
Free and low-cost legal help
Legal Services Alabama gives free civil legal help to people who qualify on income — call (866) 456-4995, or (888) 835-3505 in Spanish. The Alabama State Bar runs a Volunteer Lawyers Program ((888) 857-8571), a Lawyer Referral Service and the Justice4AL website, with court forms and help in other languages. Legal Services Alabama · Volunteer Lawyers Program · Justice4AL
Montgomery County Probate Court (Wills, estates, guardianships and name changes). Divorce and the larger civil cases go to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, and smaller civil cases to the District Court — find both on the Alabama Judicial System's map of judicial circuits.
Which court deals with divorce for Montgomery?+
For Montgomery, divorce and other domestic relations cases are heard by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
Where are wills and estates handled for someone who lived in Montgomery?+
Wills and estates are handled by the Montgomery County Probate Court, Courthouse Annex III, 101 South Lawrence Street, 3rd Floor, Montgomery.
Where can I bring an employment complaint from Montgomery?+
Most discrimination complaints start with a charge to the EEOC (Birmingham District Office), normally within 180 days; complaints about wages under federal law can go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
Are the lawyers listed in Montgomery licensed?+
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.
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