On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 31, 2013 | Child Support
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 30, 2013 | Divorce
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 26, 2013 | Fathers' Rights
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 24, 2013 | 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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 23, 2013 | Divorce
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 19, 2013 | Child Support
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 17, 2013 | Child Custody
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 16, 2013 | High-Asset Divorce
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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 12, 2013 | High-Asset 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...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jul 10, 2013 | Prenuptial Agreements
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...
