What are the grounds for divorce in Alabama?
• Physical/incurable incapacitation at time of marriage • Adultery • Abandonment for at least one year • Imprisonment for at least two years • Crime against nature • Drug or alcohol abuse/addiction • Incompatibility of temperament • Confinement to a mental hospital with no hope of recovery • Irreconcilable differences • If the wife was pregnant at the time of the marriage, without husband’s knowledge • Domestic abuse • Two year separation What is DNA and how does it affect court cases? DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. It contains the genetic information used by cells to synthesize the various proteins in the human body. It is unique to each individual, except identical twins, and can provide a basis for identification. In paternity cases, DNA evidence can be used to exclude a putative father as the father of a child. On the other hand, DNA can fail to exclude a putative father. This is strong evidence that he indeed is the father of the child. If you are looking to get a divorce in Birmin