Divorce legal issues in Georgia must be settled through the spouses’ agreement or by a trial before the divorce is approved. But there may be post-divorce modifications in specific situations. Settlement agreements The spouses can initially settle issues by entering a...
Month: September 2020
Divorce issues created by same sex marriages
The right to enter a marital union has provided same-sex couples in Georgia with spousal benefits like inheritance rights and Social Security benefits. But the right to enter a marriage comes with the right to end the union if things are not working out for both...
Avoiding tax issues during a divorce
Major life events often come with a large price tag. Weddings are often costly, homes are a big purchase, raising children is expensive and getting an education has a high price tag. Much like these positive life events can be expensive, so can some difficult life...
How courts view child support modification
A common misconception about child support orders in Georgia is that they are easily modified to account for any changed economic circumstances. The truth is that it takes much more to change the court order already in place. There needs to be a substantial change in...