Divorce

In Georgia family law cases, there are many issues to be navigated. Financial aspects are among the most contentious. People frequently and accurately associate this with alimony, child support and property division. However, there are other parts of the case where...

Many people in the greater Atlanta area earn all or a large part of their livings, and have a lot of their wealth, invested in their privately held businesses. Georgia residents may have a lot of emotional ties to their businesses as well. For example, these...

In a prior blog post, we discussed the signs that you may need a divorce. In that post, we focused on intimacy issues, breaking points, a lack of change and staying amicable. Of course, those are only a few signs. In that post, we promised to revisit the topic, and in...

Getting divorced is likely to be one of the most emotional experiences of your life. But that does not mean you will feel bad the entire time. More likely, you will have a mix of emotions, depending on the day and where you are in the divorce process. Everyone is...

For spouses on the path to divorce, social media can make a bad situation that much worst. Inflammatory postings can complicate the already challenging dynamics of marital dissolution. Stay or go While the obvious choice is to stay away from Twitter and Facebook to...

Most people who go through a divorce want to do so as amicably as possible. After all, by doing so, you’re able to reduce the stress that’s related to the process while preserving some sort of relationship with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, the latter of which can be...

The legalization of same-sex marriage represents a significant achievement in the area of same-sex rights in our nation. Despite having the same rights in marriage and divorce as heterosexual couples, same-sex couples face unique issues should they decide to end their...

Many couples are advised to sign premarital agreements (in Georgia, these agreements are called "antenuptial agreements”) to resolve disagreements should the couple decide to end their marriage. Despite the wisdom of this advice, many divorcing spouses discover that...

It’s common to have questions when you embark upon a divorce. How will child custody be handled? Will spousal support be ordered? Who will get the house? One thing you may not think of right away is debt—most everyone has it, including married couples, so what happens...

Alimony is a somewhat controversial topic, and it can lead to bitter disputes in many divorces and lingering resentment afterward. However, alimony can also be absolutely necessary in many cases to help one divorcing spouse make ends meet while they are preparing for...