Category: Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Coping with a divorce is never easy and the difficulties are only magnified when there are children involved. For residents in Georgia and elsewhere, knowing some appropriate ways to be a divorcee and a parent at the same time can help ease the stress of the situation. While children may remind a parent of their […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

The divorce case involving the R & B singer Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster has been a high profile drama for months. Finally, late last month, an Atlanta judge awarded primary physical custody of the couple’s two children to Usher. The children are ages four and three, respectively. Over the summer, the dispute between […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Media articles in recent years that have touched on the subject of divorce parties or celebrations have tended to focus on the tongue-in-cheek aspects of such events, treating them as decidedly aberrational and more than just a bit off center. The sheer number of such parties, though, coupled with the industry that has sprung up […]

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Last updated on April 16, 2021

The divorce process can be challenging enough as it is, as couples try to divide their personal lives, their assets and even their child custody and child support obligations. Unfortunately, insurance companies have little interest in making this process easier on families. All too often, couples across the country, including in Georgia, come to find […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Divorces in Georgia and elsewhere across the country run the gamut. For one couple, the divorce experience — the process, the negotiation, the emotions, the outcome — can be termed as nothing other than gut-wrenching, with anger, turmoil and adverse effects and feelings that linger long after the dissolution itself. For another couple, conversely, divorce […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

We all know parents and children alike have it tough during the divorce process, but not as much attention goes to the grandparents. Yet grandparents are central members of most families, and they can find themselves at the center of conflict and emotional grief when divorce strikes. Traversing the divorce process can be even more […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Family law experts have increasingly advised in recent years that couples contemplating marriage set aside time to objectively think about planning aspects related to their assets and how they would want things to play out in the event of a marital dissolution. Although some people criticize prenuptial agreements and postnuptial (separation) contracts on the grounds […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Someone recently asked on our website: I have been married for 9 years and my name is not on the house we live in, do I have a legal right to any money from the home? Yes, you probably do have a claim to a portion of the equity in the marital residence. To fully […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

For any parent open to instruction on how and how not to act around kids following a divorce, what better person might there be to listen to than an experienced teacher who has had a ringside seat for years as a witness to parent-kid interactions in divorced families? The comments of teachers regarding such a […]

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