Baxley Maniscalco Attorneys At Law
Our attorneys have been handling divorces, child custody, and adoption matters in Alabama for many years. We understand the process, and we know how to help our clients navigate it successfully.
We have a reputation in the community as aggressive trial attorneys who fight for our clients.
Cases We Handle:
- Divorce;
- Low-Asset, Simple Divorce;
- High-Asset Divorce;
- Child Custody;
- Adoption;
- Grandparent Adoption;
- Private Adoption;
- Modification;
- Uncontested Divorce;
- Child Support; and
- Appeals.
To get started with a confidential consultation, contact us today.
“Top notch service and professionalism. When my kids are messed with, the force behind this office is unstoppable. Thankful for such a strong team to stand behind us when my kids well being was at risk.”
— Courtney B.
Meet Our Team
We take a team approach to serving our clients. Our attorneys and support staff work together seamlessly to ensure that someone is always available to answer your questions, negotiate on your behalf, and handle any emergency that may arise.
Alyssa Enzor Baxley
Alyssa has been litigating divorces and child custody cases in Calhoun and Cleburne counties for nearly a decade. She is a registered family law mediator with the state of Alabama and is a skilled negotiator. In addition to her private practice, she enforces child support for families as a deputy attorney general for Calhoun and Cleburne counties. She is passionate about protecting the children of divorcing families and safeguarding the financial security of her clients as they exit a marriage and begin rebuilding their lives.
When she’s not at work, Alyssa spends weekends with her husband chasing their four beautiful daughters. She is very involved with local community development, serving on the boards of the Oxford Zoning Board of Adjustments, and the Anniston Police Foundation. She is an advising attorney to the City of Oxford Civil Service Board. Alyssa and her family attend Oxford First Baptist Church.
Attorney Spotlight: Alyssa Enzor Baxley
Adam Maniscalco
A lifelong resident of Oxford, Alabama, and an oxford high school alumnus, Adam graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama while majoring in economics and political science. He earned his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he was a presidential scholar. While there, he practiced in the elder law clinic, providing legal services to the elderly community, and clerked for both the district attorney and family court of Calhoun and Cleburne counties.
Adam is a deputy attorney general representing the state of Alabama in child support enforcement and also serves as the prosecutor for the city of Oxford. He serves on the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution, as well as the board of directors of the Interfaith Center of Concern, the Oxford Education Foundation, and the historic Main Street Oxford Foundation. He attends Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Golden Springs.
Sydney Merrin
A native of Rome, Georgia, Sydney attended the University of Georgia where she received her degree in Public Relations, with minors in both Spanish and Sports Management.
She earned her law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. During her time at Ole Miss Law, Sydney served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi Sports Law Review, a Senator of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council, and practiced in the Transactional Law Clinic.
While in law school, Sydney interned with two general practice firms in Rome, Georgia, as well as the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office. She's licensed to practice family law in both Georgia and Alabama.
Testimonials
What our satisfied clients are saying
“Adam and his team are incredibly knowledgeable in their expertise and I wouldn’t hire any other attorney. His results have gone beyond my expectations and I’m truly thankful!”
— Mandi F.
Bringing Down the Costs
Creative problem-solving to keep divorce affordable
We understand that getting divorced is expensive and comes at a time when funds are typically tight. You’re transitioning from one household to two, and you may need more childcare than you have in the past.
We always counsel our clients on ways to avoid long, drawn-out litigation in favor of creative solutions.
1. Uncontested or Roundtable Divorce
If you and your spouse have the bones of an agreement, and just have a few small issues to hammer out, or even if you have a lot of issues unresolved, we can help facilitate an uncontested divorce.
We use a variety of strategies to help bring divorcing couples to a final resolution that our clients can be happy with.
2. Collaborative Divorce
This is a fairly new process that is being used very successfully in many divorce cases across the U.S.
Collaborative divorce is a private process whereby you and your spouse participate in a series of negotiations with your attorneys (and sometimes other experts) on hand, and attempt to resolve child custody and division of assets between yourselves, without resorting to the trial process.
3. Mediation
Mediation is a confidential process between you and your attorney, your spouse and their attorney, and a neutral third party (the mediator).
The goal of mediation is for the third party to help divorcing spouses reach common ground to facilitate a settlement. Mediation in Alabama is typically successful in approximately fifty percent of cases. Accordingly, it can be a very powerful tool to avoid the trial process and obtain a divorce fast, and relatively easily.
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