If you see evidence relating to a vacation home you knew nothing about during the lead up to your divorce and pursuant to examining various documents your spouse has been keeping in a drawer, might it be time to hire a forensic accountant? Maybe. Your divorce attorney...
For myriad reasons, people in failing marriages in Georgia and elsewhere often spend much time -- sometimes years -- continuing to languish in their unhappy union while simultaneously thinking of making positive changes. Friends and neighbors might talk. Going it...
As noted in a recent media report, the biggest battle some military servicemembers ever face has nothing to do with foreign enemies of the United States. Rather, it is focused upon the disposition of a hard-earned military pension during the divorce process. Of...
We noted in our immediately preceding blog post that, "There are alternatives to marriage-ending adversarialism played out in a courtroom." As we stated in our May 8 entry, one of those options is mediated divorce, which can offer couples a number of distinct benefits...
Say that you and your spouse are seeking a Georgia divorce. Both of you have made good-faith efforts to make your marriage work, but have come to the firm realization that such is not to be the case. And you have some issues that you fear might be problematic -- or at...
Why might ultra-wealthy families in Georgia and elsewhere seek to avail themselves of a so-called "alternative dispute resolution" process rather than proceeding to a courtroom to effect a divorce? The acronym ADR is often used as a shorthand to denote family law...
"No couple contemplates splitting the baby." So says Frank Jaffe, a certified financial planner who notes that, when about to establish a husband-wife business enterprise, few couples think of anything other than how they might best grow their operation and prosper...
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens spoke yesterday at the Atlanta Press Club, and what he had to say about gay marriage was certainly interesting. First, we offer up a bit of background information to provide a relevant framework for Olens' comments. Given the recent...
As regards payment of child support, relevant laws across the United States stand out as being comparatively rigid and severe when examined alongside the legislation that governs this important area of family law in many other countries. We should be paying closer...
Divorce does not always get the respect it deserves. It is a major life decision, which means that it can be emotional, stressful and confusing. The divorce process is not easy for everyone. That is true, but many people look back on the experience and realize it was...