On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 27, 2013 | High-Asset Divorce
Spousal support in Georgia can often be an uncertain topic. That is, the guidelines for evaluating and awarding alimony are subjective and largely left to a judge’s discretion. The result can be highly dissimilar awards handed down in cases where marriage...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 25, 2013 | Child Support
OK, the court-mandated check from your former spouse didn’t arrive … again. Owing to that, financial matters — especially those relating to required outlays on the kids — seem ever-more perilous. What do you do? The above situation and...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 20, 2013 | Prenuptial Agreements
OK, you finally got around to signing that contract a few of your friends were constantly reminding you about. It wasn’t that bad — an online boilerplate document entitled “Prenuptial Agreement” that you and the soon-to-be spouse ran through in...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 19, 2013 | Child Custody
Here’s an interesting twist on visitation in the family law context, in Georgia and everywhere else across the country. You and your ex-spouse have just divorced. Your spouse has been awarded child custody of the kids, and you have visitation rights as the...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 14, 2013 | Divorce
In this technological age, it isn’t that rare to go out to a restaurant in Atlanta and spot a table with one or more people focused on a smartphone. Mobile technology has revolutionized our society, but too much attention on tablets, cellphones and other devices...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 14, 2013 | Child Support
Coweta County, on the outskirts of the Atlanta area, has tried a unique solution for bringing parents together when child support disputes arise. The county has set up what it refers to as a problem solving court that is intended to motivate parents to be better...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 13, 2013 | Divorce
People going through a divorce here in Georgia ask us this question frequently. The answer, as usual, is that it depends on the facts and circumstances of the case. As always, the parties can agree to do anything they want to do with the home, well, almost anything,...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 11, 2013 | Child Custody
A changing demographic across the country, including in Georgia, is having an effect in the realm of family law, with ripples that are showing ever-increasing effects. That is the area of grandparents’ rights, especially as regards child custody, owing to a...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 8, 2013 | High-Asset Divorce
Whether we’re talking about cooking, cleaning, carrying the kids to soccer practice or planning investments, every married couple has their own way of dividing up duties. But when one spouse does all of the financial planning while the other pretty much stays in...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Nov 6, 2013 | Fathers' Rights
Fathers of children in Georgia and elsewhere sometimes say that they are both bewildered and more than a bit daunted by family law and most things associated with it. Dads and advocates for fathers’ rights frequently state that the system seems stacked against...
