Category: Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A recent family law-related article makes this central claim about mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism: Mediation, notes the media piece, serves “to help people make decisions while resolving conflict constructively.” To the extent that is true (and there is a lot of study-based and anecdotal evidence indicating that it is), it immediately identifies the […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

In our immediately preceding blog post, we noted a phenomenon that one sociology professor and author terms a “counterintuitive” reality in the realm of family law. That is this: Although certain evidence has shown over time that marriages are more susceptible to breakup within their first decade, data recently indicate that the only demographic to […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Various studies, coupled with anecdotal evidence, suggest that many relationships first become notably vulnerable to pressures and collapse after a handful-plus of years. A writer in a recent CNN article notes a timeframe between seven and 10 years when this often occurs. Indeed, there is even a classic movie of old named “The Seven Year […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Parents in Georgia going through a divorce may want to give special attention to the issue of child support. A recent article in discussed the plight of a woman with three children from a previous marriage, who is currently married to a man with two children of his own from a previous marriage. The woman’s […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

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 is prompting some spouses to seek attention outside of the […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

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, burning it down and splitting the insurance […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

“[M]ediation seems more like art than science,” says one family law commentator and professional mediator. And with ample evidence of that being true, it stands to reason that some mediators are, well, better artists than others. What that centrally means to any person exploring divorce mediation as an alternative to a formally litigated divorce in […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

An idea can be contagious, especially when that idea takes hold in a group of people who know and love each other. Think of your family and friends in the Atlanta area. According to a new study, researchers say that if a close friend or relative gets a divorce, the chances that you, too, will […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

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 from this process than by dissolving their marriage through a standard litigated divorce. Candidly, […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

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 established marriage of many years, “equality, intimacy, friendship, fun, and even […]

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