If you were asked to guess the divorce rate in this country, what would you say? Chances are good that you’d say something like “half of all marriages end in divorce.” This is a heavily cited statistic, and one that is often used to bolster arguments...
As a family law firm, we won't seek to hide the reality that many terms that centrally mark our profession can be more than a bit slippery and confusing. In fact, we will readily admit it. Legal language can be flatly bewildering to clients, which is why we have...
Most judges and lawyers of a certain vintage in Georgia and elsewhere can readily harken back to times when child custody outcomes were often far different from what is the case these days. In bygone decades, there was not near as much fluidity and mobility in the...
Property division is a critical factor in every divorce, and sometimes it can be one of the most difficult and argument-inducing factors as well. The financial accounts; the money; the property, such as homes or land; the objects, such as furniture and vehicles; all...
Thanksgiving is coming up next week, which means that the holiday season is about to begin in a very big way. Holidays are often a difficult time when you are in the midst of a divorce or have just completed one. If you have children and share child custody with your...
If you or your spouse has decided to end the marriage, you have many decisions to make. One of the most pressing questions is where to live. Buying your own house may seem like a logical choice. However, it may be more challenging than you think to obtain a home loan....
The battle over same-sex marriage continues. In what a recent media article termed a “dramatic ruling,” one of the country’s federal appeals courts held last week that various existing bans on gay marriage in states under its appellate jurisdiction...
Several commentators in a recent family law-related article note the obvious disconnect that features for many people when they move out of a family home and begin a new journey elsewhere. In many instances, the very prospect can seem centrally marked by ambiguity. On...
In a country as diverse as the United States, it seems wholly unsurprising that a wealth of truly interesting information exists concerning marriage and divorce. Courtesy of a media report chronicling noteworthy marriage/divorce findings, we pass some of that...
Halloween is truly a holiday for the kids. Between the dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door for candy, for many children it is the highlight of their fall. In order for kids to enjoy the holiday though, divorced parents need to be on the same page when it...