In many divorce proceedings, both in Georgia and nationally, discussion surrounding what is deemed most important in a marital dissolution often centers on a few core topics. Unsurprisingly, the kids -- when there are children -- typically figure in the mix, with...
Chances are that you're going to be able to readily note and tick off a number of assets in your marriage that will feature prominently when it comes to property division in your Georgia divorce. Then again, there might be -- in fact, there are likely to be -- some...
Plenty of anecdotal evidence indicates that people in bygone years and decades rued ever bringing up the topic of a marital contract with their soon-to-be spouse or just-married partner. For years, media stories regularly trashed the idea of a couple executing a...
We have noted in prior select blog posts, as have many family law commentators, the myriad advantages inherent in divorce mediation for some divorcing couples. The key word there is “some,” given that not every soon-to-be former couple will benefit more...
You obviously share a great amount of personal and intimate information prior to marriage with the person you intend to spend the rest of your life with. Here’s something you might have missed and that a recent article in The Wall Street Journal reminds you to...
It was a family law case that garnered national attention, including in Georgia, on several fronts, and it has finally come to an end. The high-profile legal battle between Cherokee tribal member Dusten Brown and the adoptive parents of his young daughter was, in one...
Society sometimes views men as being comparatively stoic when considered alongside their female counterparts, a trait that some family law experts and other commentators say is not optimal when it comes to dealing with divorce. And there is obviously a lot to deal...
As we have noted in past select blog posts, the singular nature in which the United States is laid out -- 50 states, each with its own government and state enactments on matters from A to Z -- makes for some interesting and material differences in legal outcomes...
The term “United States” underscores the reality that our country is comprised of multiple units, each with some variance in governing bodies and the laws enacted that affect local residents. That variance certainly exists in family law, where legal...
If you're 50-plus years of age, married and largely content with simply sitting around the house and watching inordinate amounts of television, chances are you're a guy. As one family history professor says in noting what women are more likely to want from an...
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