LEGAL 101: What's The Difference Between A Divorce And An Annulment?

Rachelle Miller "The Relationship Manager", Family Attorney and Relationship Educator explains the difference between an Annulment and a Divorce.

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The Impact Of Divorce On Children: Tamara D. Afifi at TEDxUCSB

Tamara Afifi is a Professor in the Department of Communication at UCSB. Most of her research focuses on how family members cope communicatively with various challenges they face. When examining her research program, two primary themes emerge (1) information regulation (privacy, secrets, disclosure, avoidance) in parent-child and dating relationships, and (2) communication processes related to uncertainty, loss, stress and coping in families, with particular emphasis on post-divorce families. Professor Afifi was the recipient of the Young Scholar Award from the international communications Association in 2006 and the Brommel Award from the National Communication Association in 2011 for a distinguished career of research in family communication. She has also won several other research awards, including the Franklin Knower Article Award in 2004 and the Distinguished Article Award in 2008 from the National Communication Association. Finally, she has received numerous teaching awards, including a Distinguished Teaching Award from the faculty senate at UCSB in 2009.

Six Issues To Ask A Family Law Attorney

Although divorce is the most common reason to visit a family law attorney, it isn't the only one. The enormous area of legal practice they specialize in deals with all aspects of domestic relations and family matters.

Adoption

An extremely complicated process, few adoptions are finalized without help from a family law attorney. Why is this? Adoption laws differ from state to state. So before a couple can pursue a legal adoption, they must familiarize themselves with complicated state laws. An experienced adoption lawyer can help explain and expedite the process by filing the required legal documents with the court.

Alimony

Because marriage is chiefly regulated by the state, so too are the rules regarding separation and divorce. Alimony or spousal support may be provided for either party of a divorce. If the parties cannot come to a fair and reasonable agreement on the amount of support, the court will do it for them. But to get to that state, you must file a request for alimony. If your former spouse is uncooperative, an attorney completes and submits the requisite documents with the court.

Child Custody

When a couple with children separates, the question of custody takes center stage. Because it is an emotional, contentious issue, legal professionals are needed to help parents do what is in the best interest of their children.

Domestic Violence

Better known as a restraining order, an order of protection is issued to restrict the behavior of someone by a court who has harmed or threatened another. That person could be a former spouse or domestic partner who either lives at the same address or elsewhere. The order serves as a strong legal deterrent to anyone who has abused or even threatened to harm a person or their family.

Mediation

If the two parties can stand to be in the same room with one another, mediation is a much faster, more affordable alternative to litigation. Whether you are discussing the terms of a divorce or other domestic issues, a lawyer can help move the process along by recommending reasonable solutions to seemingly intractable problems. It is also a far less contentious option because there is no clear winner or loser. Couples can talk things out and mutually agree on a broad range of solutions that could take many months to resolve in court.

Prenuptial Agreements

We all know that about half of all marriages fail. A standard prenuptial agreement is not designed to leave one party penniless and the other rolling in riches. It is intended to help both sides save time, money, and emotion should the marriage end in divorce.

Although there are many more services provided, a family law attorney focuses mostly on the aforementioned legal areas.

When considering a family law attorney, Mobile, AL residents visit Briskman & Binion, P.C. Learn more about them at http://www.briskman-binion.com/Domestic.aspx.

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