On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 28, 2014 | Child Custody
A writer in a recent article on family law poses this question: “How did single fatherhood go from terrifying to increasingly normal?” “Normal” is concededly a relative term, but it certainly bears noting that American households with minor...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 26, 2014 | Child Support
Are you a divorcing woman in Georgia or elsewhere who harbors more than a mere suspicion that your soon-to-be ex-husband is going to be less than dependable when it comes to court-ordered payments? Such payments centrally attach to matters like child support and...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 18, 2014 | Divorce
We noted in a recent article that the divorce rates nationally have ebbed and flowed in recent years in tandem with the so-called Great Recession and subsequent recovery that now seems to be on somewhat steady footing (please see our January 30, 2014, blog post). In...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 13, 2014 | Family Law
Our immediately preceding blog post discussed the pernicious and enduring nature of domestic violence across the United States, including in Georgia. We mentioned in that post a program aimed at curbing family violence that is now gaining significant momentum in...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 11, 2014 | Family Law
Domestic abuse in a Georgia home or elsewhere nationally is often like a stick of dynamite waiting to go off. It can happen suddenly and explosively, with the victim in many cases having no idea what set off the charge. Indeed, there is often no precipitating factor...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 6, 2014 | Child Support
The common expression, “Leave no stone unturned” certainly applies to the lengthily entitled Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) as it goes about its duties. Specifically, its statutorily mandated task of...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 4, 2014 | Divorce
The economy is slowly improving but debt is still a major issue in Georgia divorces. When we talk about dividing debts and assets in a divorce action, the first issue is to determine if the debt or asset is “marital”. Marital debts and assets are debts and...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Feb 3, 2014 | Family Law
“If you brought value into a relationship, you should be able to take that value out of it.” So says a divorced man who recently asked for — and received — spousal support following the breakup of his marriage. The man was the lower wage earner...
