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...
Many people in Georgia are aware of the fact that divorce can put a strain on your finances. Going from two salaries to one is enough to prompt some re-budgeting for most people. And while couples going through a divorce are often very focused on dividing their assets...
Here's the short and quick answer to that above-posed headline question: Yes. Well, maybe. You know --- heck, we all know -- that the Internal Revenue Service is staffed by fairly serious people who zero in hard when they suspect tax irregularities and do not turn the...
Years ago, you and your spouse passed on executing a prenuptial agreement prior to your marriage. Youโre not alone. Many about-to-marry couples in Georgia similarly balk at signing such a contract. Truth be told, many soon-to-be newlyweds hesitate to even broach the...
For sheer complexity in family law, few things would seem to rival a global child custody dispute, especially one involving the kidnapping of a child by one parent who leaves the United States and vows to keep the child outside the country indefinitely. What can a...
Even though the members of the United States armed forces do exceptional work promoting the national interest and safeguarding the country against global threats, the military as an institution nonetheless suffers an occasional black eye for reported shortcomings in...
Many people who think about prenuptial agreements -- if they ever do think about prenups -- might be inclined to regard them in age-old and stereotypical ways. As in the way they might typically be portrayed in a movie, for example. Some of our readers in Georgia and...
That above headline admonition seems rather obvious and self-explanatory, doesn't it? Written any number of ways, its central message is this: if you're presently involved in divorce negotiations in Georgia or elsewhere, look past the drying ink on the divorce decree...