Shane Michael Oncale
The Oncale FirmI pride myself in giving personal attention to my clients. Our firm represents individuals in the middle of a divorce or other family law crisis. In most cases, our clients will be faced with difficult issues that have a very real personal impact beyond the simple legal analysis. Most will be facing such issues and the law for the first time in their lives. Fear, confusion and uncertainly are rampant. We try to provide a safe haven and a place for sound advice handed out with patience, personal attention and compassion. If we can help you through the many issues involved in a divorce or family crisis, please do not hessitate to call on us. The first consultation is always free and you will speak with an actuall attorney for that consultaion and not merely a member of our staff.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
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- Alabama
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- Tennessee
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Alabama State Bar
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- The Oncale Firm
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- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
- J.D.
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- University of Alabama - Huntsville
- B.S. (1990) | Marketing
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- Alabama State Bar
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- Q. Can aunt adopt child if one parent keeps rights in AL?
- A: The short answer is no. A child cannot be adopted without a termination of BOTH parent's rights. However, a termination depending on the circumstances may not be that hard to obtain with abandonment being the easiest route under the Adoption statutes. It would be wise for you to consult an attorney immediately about how to protect the keep your parental rights. The Aunt clearly appears to have a plan that she wishes to act upon or the issue would not have come up.
- Q. How can I gain custody or visitation for my daughter in Alabama after losing custody?
- A: A lot to unwrap here and as anyone else will tell you it is probably best to sit down with an attorney and due a real fact based analysis with ALL of the facts as no matter how much your write here all relevant facts are seldom fully disclosed. If you still have parental rights and those rights were not terminated then you can file a petition in the original case seeking to establish visitation rights. If your rights have been terminated which would be required for an adoption then you have no legal rights to visitation and therefore what you get, if anything, will be at the mercy of the current custodians or adoptive parents. If she was in fact adopted as your fact pattern seems to suggest ... Read More
- Q. I would like to know if I can hire an attorney to verify if my son's dad has received a settlement check?
- A: Yes,. You can do that and more. If the father owes money you can file a contempt/collection case and if you know the source of the settlement and/or the attorney who procured it for him you can issue a subpoena directly to them. If you don't know you can issue written questions to the father asking that he disclose all money received including form the settlement and other information that can help you determine the source, the amount and location of the money and then subpoena those entities to get the amounts and totals. On top of all of this if you prove he had the ability to pay but didn't and even more so attempted to hide the money he can be held in contempt and could be jailed, ... Read More
