News 5 investigates: Why is the Alabama child abuse registry easy to get on but hard to get off of?
“I’ve had corporate professionals, all the way up to a medical doctor, come to me and say, ‘I went to apply for this job, and they said I came up on this Child Abuse and Neglect Registry and I had no idea,” said attorney Jacy Fisher of Greg Varner Law Firm in Birmingham. What’s worse, […]
83-year-old Alabama woman ends legal battle to keep her home of 60 years
An 83-year-old Alabama woman has agreed to move out of her home of 60 years, bringing an end to a legal battle that reached the state’s highest court. Corine Woodson inherited her late husband’s share of a nearly 41-acre property in Auburn when he died in 2022. And for the past 20 years, a local […]
Auburn woman rescinds Alabama Supreme Court appeal, leaving home of 60+ years
A legal battle that has been going on for almost 18 years is finally nearing the end as Corine Woodson has reached a settlement agreement with Cleveland Brothers Inc. and she will be leaving her home of over 60 years. As part of the settlement, Woodson’s appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court for a right […]
83-year-old Auburn woman filing an appeal to avoid losing her home of over 60 years
An 83-year-old Auburn woman could be forced to sell family land and leave her home of over 60 years. Corine Woodson could lose her home if the appeal she is in the process of filing to the Alabama Supreme Court fails. In the appeal, she’ll ask for a chance to buy the land outright —among […]
Alabama woman fights developer’s attempt to buy her home of 60 years
Alabama’s highest court is being asked to weigh in on whether an 83-year-old woman can be forced to sell the land she’s called home for 60 years to a real estate developer. Corine Woodson lives in the home she shared with her late husband in Auburn. But the home is located on nearly 41 acres, […]
After a stranger tried to take a Black family’s land, they spent 12 years fighting to get it back
Michael Robinson didn’t realize his family owned a sizable chunk of land until a complete stranger sued them nearly 12 years ago. In 2012, a man named James E. Deshler II sued members of Robinson’s family to force them to sell their shares of their land in Barlow Bend, Alabama. Robinson’s late grandfather, Joe Ely, […]
Alabama Legislature improved (marginally) the Expungement Statute. It might help someone now.
Many know I did not think highly of the Alabama expungement statute. In a blog post entitled, Alabama Expungement Statute is almost useless, I wrote: When the law passed, the current Alabama expungement statute was received with great fanfare. However, the statute was too heavily amended on the floor of the Senate to be very […]
You are not the Father (even though you are the biological daddy)!
We have all seen these episodes on Maury Povich but biology or DNA tests is often not the most critical element in Alabama paternity court cases. (A name listed as father on the birth certificate has even less legal significance.) For instance, in Alabama, regardless of biology, the husband is a “presumptive legal father” […]
Does your Title Insurance only protect the bank?
Forbes magazine recently published an article entitled: 12 Important Steps In Buying A Home No One Talks About. These included: Calculate What You Can Afford Access Grant Money Assistance Consider Potentially Hidden Costs Develop An Exit Strategy Consider The Buyer’s Lifestyle Needs Pick The Right Agent For You Get Home Insurance Check Permit History Set […]
Birmingham pardons for misdemeanor marijuana convictions will have wide impact
Per this report: Alabama’s largest city will issue blanket pardons for more than 15,000 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions dating back to 1990, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Tuesday. This will have far reaching impact beyond Birmingham. First, the convictions will now no longer be able to be used by other jurisdictions to enhance other misdemeanor Possession […]
