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Key issue with marital contracts: enforceability

Last updated on April 8, 2021

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 are seeking the legal acumen of proven family law attorneys in fully explaining the parameters of prenuptial agreements […]

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Why divorce mediation is appealing to many divorcing spouses

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Why do many divorcing persons in Georgia and elsewhere across the country automatically state a desire to proceed to the court system when they decide to dissolve their marriage? One family law attorney points to what he sees as a primary reason, with his view likely echoed by many other divorce lawyers. He says that […]

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Kids and divorce: Often, the glass is more than half full

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Perhaps you are a child of divorce in Georgia and contemplating what that’s all about. Obviously, you are far from alone in that description, given the scores of millions of similarly situated people across the country. Still, every divorce is unique, and lingering questions often persist for children who look back on their parents’ failed […]

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Divorce property considerations: retirement, other savings

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In Georgia as elsewhere, the focus for divorcing spouses — especially older spouses — is often upon money. Put another way: For obvious reasons, a central consideration in many divorce negotiations is upon identifying all asset sources in a marriage, properly valuing them and then allocating them between the divorcing parties in the manner provided […]

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With divorce, things are sometimes clearer in the rear-view mirror

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Given that adults are, well, adults, not too many of them probably look back upon marriages from the vantage point of divorce and wonder whether they made a mistake in untying the marital knot. After all, divorce is hardly a casually considered activity, and there are a number of long-term indicators that typically precede it. […]

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Father’s Day brings a focus on fathers’ rights in family law

Last updated on April 8, 2021

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, statistics support a new reality concerning American fathers, namely this: Literally millions of them have spent time in the house being “stay-at-home” dads, with the number of men doing so in recent years nearly doubling from a generation ago. That little nugget of news alone would […]

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Gay marriage bans: Poll data literally all over the map

Last updated on April 8, 2021

We noted in a recent blog post the frenetic activity across the country focused on legal challenges to states’ bans on gay marriages (please see our entry dated May 29, 2014). We informed readers in that article that, while a growing number of states are legalizing gay marital unions, Georgia is not one of those […]

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Bitcoins: a rock for assets to hide under in the divorce process?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Perhaps you’ve heard the term “bitcoin” in recent months. Perhaps you even tried paying close attention to one or more discussions centered on what bitcoins are, why they may be important and the role they could play in global economics in the future. Perhaps you even own some bitcoins. Then again, none of the above […]

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Focus: not burning bridges following a marital breakup

Last updated on April 8, 2021

One family therapist make a point that stands as so obvious now that it seems almost impossible that it wasn’t just as obvious to more people years ago. That is this: Given that so many American marriages fail, she says, “it’s really critical that we’re learning how to break up in the least destructive way.” […]

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Divorce: Timing aspects can certainly be relevant

Last updated on April 8, 2021

OK, so most people in Georgia and elsewhere who are contemplating untying the marital knot know that an optimal time for doing so is not when a child’s wedding is just around the corner. Ditto for when a son or daughter is just about to graduate from college. In the world of divorce, “when” can […]

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