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		<description><![CDATA[Alabama is an &#8220;equitable distribution&#8221; state rather than a &#8220;community property&#8221; state.  This means that property is divided depending on several subjective factors rather than each party receiving a 50-50 split of property.  The equitable distribution method is more flexible than other methods but makes it harder to determine who will receive what since the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mjparkslaw.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6579438&amp;post=13&amp;subd=mjparkslaw&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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