Category: High-Asset Divorce

Violence against victims in Georgia and nationally obviously takes many forms. With increased frequency, stalking is becoming more of a problem across the country, with millions of persons being victimized by this form of harassment. As is widely reported, both women and men — and, increasingly, children — are victims of stalking, which can assume […]

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The Huffington Post published some year-end information recently that it termed “some of the most interesting facts published about divorce in 2013.” We agree with the assessment and pass along bits and pieces of the data that we think might be of interest to our readers in Georgia and elsewhere. Readers should take note that, […]

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Prenuptial agreements in Georgia and other states are far more common these days than they used to be, for a host of reasons. For starters, the taboo once associated with them in the minds of many people no longer exists, with prenuptial contracts now being seen with increasing frequency as the utilitarian agreements they are. […]

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As has been noted by a number of divorce commentators and media stories focused on the topic, one age-group demographic has bucked the overall trend of a declining divorce rate in recent years. That group goes by many monikers, including 50-plusers and, most commonly, baby boomers. Persons over 50 have flatly skewed divorce statistics in […]

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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 duration, assets at issue and other factors are closely related. As we have noted […]

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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 the dark about money matters, there is the risk of the uninformed […]

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In many divorce proceedings, both in Georgia and nationally, discussion surrounding what is deemed most important in a marital dissolution often centers on a few core topics. Unsurprisingly, the kids — when there are children — typically figure in the mix, with considerations focused on visitation and child custody often being a predominant concern in […]

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Chances are that you’re going to be able to readily note and tick off a number of assets in your marriage that will feature prominently when it comes to property division in your Georgia divorce. Then again, there might be — in fact, there are likely to be — some asset sources that aren’t quickly […]

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Lawyers who are available to potentially handle a divorce case are certainly not all the same in terms of experience and abilities, and it is understandable that most people contemplating marital dissolution might entertain a bit of stress concerning selection of their legal counsel. In fact, it would be unusual for a person to not […]

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“The No. 1 issue relating to retirement assets is taxation,” says one certified public accountant. Georgia residents contemplating or currently involved in a divorce proceeding might want to closely ponder that statement. The obvious reason why: Any division of assets in a divorce that results in taxes creates a windfall for the government and a […]

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