Category: Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

“An oasis of sameness.” That is the how one grandparent of a young grandchild whose parents divorced describes the environment that needs to be created for a youngster dealing with the challenges and newness of divorce. Others — counselors, therapists, family law experts and grandparents across the country — agree, noting that grandchildren from Georgia […]

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Litigated or mediated divorce? That is a question that more couples are asking these days, especially persons who have heard about divorce mediation and the clear benefits it can offer many divorcing couples. Diane L. Danois is a family law mediator who notes that, first of all, divorce is a singular experience in every case, […]

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Jeff Landers is a writer on divorce topics who frequently contributes pieces to Forbes. In a recent article, Landers discussed circumstances under which it might be advantageous to be the party who files first for divorce in a relationship that is headed for certain dissolution. A point made foremost and immediately by Landers is this: […]

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Georgia courts offer alternative dispute resolution (ADR), with the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution (GCDR) citing two primary goals for such an option to resolve family law and other disputes. Those aims are (1) to free up the courts as much as possible so that they can handle more cases in a timely manner with […]

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Most people — friends, family members, co-workers, gym acquaintances — generally have a pretty good take on where someone is emotionally regarding thoughts about his or her ex-spouse following a divorce. For example, it’s a fairly good indication that there is still a bit more to do to get things rightly centered and moving forward […]

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The baby-boomer generation has always seemed front and center in news relating to social movements, lifestyle shifts, generational adjustments toward work/life balance and evolving attitudes toward marriage, divorce, retirement and even renewal in older age. Given the playing out of the boomer demographics, with scores of millions of Americans now nearing or entering their retirement […]

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In 1998, a successful real estate developer commanding a net worth of many millions of dollars and his to-be bride executed a prenuptial agreement. It provided for the soon-to-be wife to receive $25,000 per year. Additionally, the premarital contract stipulated that neither party could rely on oral statements outside the agreement in an attempt to […]

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Filing for divorce can be a difficult and emotional decision but once you have decided that it must be done, what should you expect? What are the first steps? How long does it take? How much does it cost? I will answer some of these common questions in this general guide on getting started. Should […]

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“Penny wise and pound foolish.” That is the way that one family law mediator and financial planner who contributed her views on divorce in a recent media article describes the attitude and actions taken by some parties engaged in the divorce process. The idea that centrally motivates, and just as often undermines, their intentions: Scrap […]

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Jurisdiction and venue are the legal concepts that determine where a case must be filed. Jurisdiction determines the state and the court that has the power to hear a case. Venue determines the county within the state that has the power to here the divorce. Within jurisdiction there is subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction, […]

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