A core of common concerns sometimes emerges in many marital dissolutions, revolving around a few select matters. Quite often, and understandably, children emerge front and center in divorce proceedings. What will best promote their interests as regards parental...
We introduced the subject of grandparents' visitation and custody prerogatives in our immediately preceding blog post, noting therein that there is a national -- though varied -- legal scheme allowing for such rights. Georgia is of course centrally on board with its...
In many families across the United States, including in Georgia, grandparents play a central and loving role in the lives of their grandchildren. It is thus far from surprising that, when things break down in a family, the grandparents often step forward to claim a...
Views across a wide spectrum are being expressed regarding a state mandate that is scheduled to kick in from tomorrow and potentially affect scores of thousands of people. One thing is certain: Those affected aren't going to be happy. Georgia authorities, like their...
A recent domestic abuse incident involving a federal judge from neighboring Alabama that is alleged to have occurred late last Saturday night in a downtown Atlanta hotel spotlights intimate-partner violence that many commentators say is at troublingly high levels...
In most divorces, there are a number of outstanding issues that need to be dealt with. One matter that is often at the center of concern -- and that frequently emerges as a core contention -- is the equitable distribution of marital assets. That immediately preceding...
Money may be the sole focus of some divorcing couples as they spar during the divorce process, but a single-minded focus on lucre as a marriage ends might make for more pain than gain over the long haul. So says Larry, an investment firm founder who provided some...
Marital breakups across the country, including in Georgia, are certainly not cookie-cutter events. That is, divorce in one instance might seem entirely devoid of drama or any material issues at all when viewed from a post-split perspective, with the parting in another...
If you're a Georgia spouse and parent who is about to get divorced and knows little -- or nothing -- about the process, you might be harboring some ungrounded notions about post-dissolution life. One of those might concern logistics regarding the kids. Perhaps you...
Many people across the country have changed their minds about so-called marital contracts in recent years, now fully appreciating their strong utility as planning devices for both soon-to-be and already married partners. Increasingly more fiancés and spouses...