Statistically speaking, half of American marriages will not make it "till death do us part." Yet a marriage is not something that can be dissolved overnight. Factors such as child support, property division and spousal maintenance have often prolonged divorce for...
Month: July 2013
Avoiding divorce mistakes: Getting a good attorney at the outset
A recent media opinion piece by a family mediator focuses on the dissolution experience, noting that it is easy to make material mistakes and be undermined in the divorce process in the absence of cultivating an initial focus and some rational planning decisions at...
Paternal rights matter to Atlanta fathers
Over the last 100 years, divorce patterns have drastically changed in America. With the national divorce rate at 50 percent, many Atlanta residents have gone through the often somber process of divorce. Perhaps one of the most daunting statistics to emerge is that 15...
Georgia: Equitable asset division in high-asset divorce
As this blog has noted in prior select posts, Georgia is a so-called “equitable property distribution” state rather than a community property state. The central distinction entailed in that is significant and can have a material effect in any divorce...
Divorce mediation: the road to post divorce happiness?
Nobody ever plans to get divorced during marriage. Several individuals may take precautions such as signing a prenuptial agreement but hope to never use it. The idea of divorce may haunt several Atlanta residents during marriage and even make its way into arguments...
Allen Iverson pays child support to avoid jail
With half of all US marriages reportedly ending in divorce, many Fulton County residents will go through the process at some point in their lives. Child support is often a product of divorce. All around the nation, countless individuals are required by law to pay...
Mom and daughter trapped in South America after custody dispute
Children are easily one of the most important aspects to a parent's life. Most Georgia parents will put their children at the top of their priority list and do anything they can to help insure they have a good life. But when factors such as divorce present themselves...
The house and divorce: generally, the biggest asset to deal with
For many divorcing parties across the United States, and certainly in Georgia, property division is a key consideration during the dissolution process. That is especially true for marriages of tenure, that is, those that have lasted for a number of years, thus...
Study: arguments over money increase risk of divorce
There are several reasons couples get divorced but a new study indicates that how often and how early a couple start arguing about finances could increase the risk of divorce. Arguments about money and finances is the top predictor of divorce in the U.S., according to...
Postnuptial agreements gaining favor in many high-asset divorces
In recent years, marital contracts have emerged with greater clarity in the American divorce landscape in Georgia and nationally, with both prenuptial agreements and, to a lesser degree, post-nuptial agreements being increasingly recognized as instruments that can...
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