Practice Areas : Arbitration & Mediation
Practice Areas : Divorce
Practice Areas : Divorce
19 family law attorneys serve Birmingham and the surrounding area. Their work covers custody and parenting time, child and spousal support, paternity, guardianship, adoption, prenuptial agreements and enforcement of existing orders.
Most family matters settle, and the attorneys who settle them well are usually the ones who narrow the dispute early. Ask each firm how it approaches mediation, and how it handles high-conflict cases when mediation fails.
Family work is normally billed hourly against a retainer. Ask for the rate, the retainer and what happens when it is exhausted before you sign anything.
Lawyers listed in Birmingham also cover Personal Injury (80), Products Liability (44) and Business Law (31). The same practice elsewhere in Alabama: Huntsville (12), Montgomery (11) and Tuscaloosa (7). Across Alabama the directory lists 49 attorneys in this practice; Birmingham is 1st by their number among 4 cities.