Divorce is often a difficult topic to bring up with other adults, much less with your children. If you and your spouse are splitting up, though, you know you need to break the news to your kids eventually. You want to be as careful and emotionally-supportive as...
Month: January 2020
Can you ask a court to give you a portion of hidden assets?
As you go through divorce, there might be little things that worry you, like a missing asset or an unusual action by your estranged spouse. Most of the time, you might ignore those issues thinking that they’re nothing serious. If you later find that assets were being...
Using a modification to spend more time with your children
Some parents fail to push for shared custody or adequate parenting time in a divorce because they haven't had time to emotionally adjust to the new reality that will shape their most important relationships. Weeks or even months after a divorce, that parent may find...
How does Georgia enforce child support orders?
Taking care of a child as a divorced or single parent is not easy. You have to balance the obligations you have to your kid with other life necessities, such as working a job. The time commitment involved in raising a child can mean that you can't advance your career...
You’ve negotiated your divorce agreement. Now what?
Whether you worked it out through mediation, collaborative law or old-fashioned negotiation, you have succeeded in developing a divorce agreement that you can both live with. The next step is to submit it to the divorce court for approval, after which you are issued a...
Your right to a parental role as an unmarried Georgia father
Quite a few men who want to play an involved role in the lives of their children don't understand their rights. It is a common misconception that only those married to the mother of their child have the right to seek custody or visitation. However, any biological...
How do Georgia courts handle custody in LGBT divorces?
Same-sex divorces are a relatively new area of law that multiple states in the country have failed to adequately address, leaving couples in precarious positions if they end their marriage. LBGT couples may have unique concerns during divorce, particularly if the...
Does a non-working spouse have a right to seek spousal support?
Although many couples have two working spouses, it is still somewhat common for one person to stay home and out of the workforce after marriage. There are multiple reasons why one spouse might not have an outside job. The family could have children who require care,...
Does marital happiness just naturally decline?
There’s long been a perception that every marriage starts with a “honeymoon” phase where everything is golden -- which eventually (and inevitably) fades over time. But is that true? And what causes the dissatisfaction? Here’s what researchers found: 1. How you start a...
What family issues impact custody rulings in a Georgia divorce?
Most people are at least cursorily aware that the Georgia courts will typically either order shared or sole custody in modern divorce cases. The modern trend is toward fully shared custody, with both parents playing an active, ongoing role in the lives of the kids....