On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | Jan 28, 2021 | Family Law
If you are an Alabama resident trying to recover from the emotional and financial tolls of a divorce, worrying about whether child support payments will be made should not be an additional stressor. Maybe your child support payments have stopped for whatever reason,...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | Nov 2, 2020 | Family Law
Adoption is a legal process that creates a parent-child relationship. A person who adopts a child is not the biological parent of the child, but rather an individual who has chosen to take on the legal, financial, and emotional responsibilities of raising the child as...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | Jun 24, 2020 | Family Law
Couples who sail along happily married don’t always think about what could happen if their relationship deteriorates, and they decide to get a divorce. However, even blissfully-married business owners need to take protective steps just in case. We usually think about...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | May 19, 2020 | Family Law
Despite a declining divorce rate in the U.S., the number of Americans that separate each year remains significant. The American Psychological Association reports that somewhere between 40% and 50% of U.S. couples who marry ultimately go their separate ways....
On Behalf of The Hernandez Firm, LLC | Jan 17, 2020 | Family Law
If you are a parent, you have an awesome responsibility. That is, you have the opportunity to help your children grow into successful adults. Still, if you are going through a divorce, your future family environment may be considerably different than you initially...
On Behalf of The Hernandez Firm, LLC | Dec 18, 2019 | Family Law
If you feel your marriage is heading for divorce, then you are not alone. As the year wraps up and the new year is just around the corner, the divorce rate tends to peak in Alabama. USA Today explains that it is often known as divorce month among those who work in...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | Oct 29, 2019 | Family Law
Media portrayals of divorce often amplify the negative. They show couples as antagonistic, with anger and arguments defining the separation. But it does not have to play out that way. In reality, many divorcing couples want the process to remain as cordial as...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | Jun 26, 2019 | Family Law
Sometimes, despite a Mobile resident’s best efforts, a family law case may not go the way they had hoped. Unfortunately, domestic relations cases are often about a lot more than money. A bad result could mean, for instance, that a parent will not have visitation...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | May 31, 2019 | Family Law
Like other states, Alabama has a provision in its laws that allows grandparents in the Mobile area to get court-ordered visitation of their grandchildren under certain circumstances.Specifically, grandparents of parents who are divorced or legally separated may...
On Behalf of The Hernandez and Dorger Law Firm, P.C. | May 16, 2019 | Family Law
Divorces tend to be highly emotional. Sometimes, these strong emotions can bring out the worst in us.If your feelings toward your ex include remorse, frustration, betrayal, anger, apathy or some combination of these, it may become difficult for you to act rationally....