Many Georgia residents are still recovering emotionally and financially from the recession that started around 2008. A big part of the recession was the collapse of the housing market. For many here in Georgia and around the county, the dream of home ownership turned...
When the number 116 crops up in reference to fatalities that have occurred in Georgia, many people might reasonably assume that it is linked to motor vehicle-related deaths or fatalities owing to a public health menace. In fact, it is the scourge of family violence...
Millions of spouses work together across the country as co-owners of varied businesses. And millions of those marital and business partners divorce. What is the ideal outcome for a family-owned business where ex-spouses toil side by side when divorce becomes the...
A writer in a recent article on family law poses this question: "How did single fatherhood go from terrifying to increasingly normal?" "Normal" is concededly a relative term, but it certainly bears noting that American households with minor children that are run by...
Are you a divorcing woman in Georgia or elsewhere who harbors more than a mere suspicion that your soon-to-be ex-husband is going to be less than dependable when it comes to court-ordered payments? Such payments centrally attach to matters like child support and...
We noted in a recent article that the divorce rates nationally have ebbed and flowed in recent years in tandem with the so-called Great Recession and subsequent recovery that now seems to be on somewhat steady footing (please see our January 30, 2014, blog post). In...
Our immediately preceding blog post discussed the pernicious and enduring nature of domestic violence across the United States, including in Georgia. We mentioned in that post a program aimed at curbing family violence that is now gaining significant momentum in...
Domestic abuse in a Georgia home or elsewhere nationally is often like a stick of dynamite waiting to go off. It can happen suddenly and explosively, with the victim in many cases having no idea what set off the charge. Indeed, there is often no precipitating factor...
The common expression, “Leave no stone unturned” certainly applies to the lengthily entitled Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) as it goes about its duties. Specifically, its statutorily mandated task of...
Debt is still a major issue in Georgia divorces. When we talk about dividing debts and assets in a divorce action, the first issue is to determine if the debt or asset is "marital." Marital debts and assets are acquired during the marriage by either party regardless...