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The house and divorce: generally, the biggest asset to deal with

Last updated on April 8, 2021

For many divorcing parties across the United States, and certainly in Georgia, property division is a key consideration during the dissolution process. That is especially true for marriages of tenure, that is, those that have lasted for a number of years, thus allowing for a couple’s accretion of substantial and different types of assets. And, […]

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Study: arguments over money increase risk of divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

There are several reasons couples get divorced but a new study indicates that how often and how early a couple start arguing about finances could increase the risk of divorce. Arguments about money and finances is the top predictor of divorce in the U.S., according to the study by an assistant professor at Kansas State […]

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Postnuptial agreements gaining favor in many high-asset divorces

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In recent years, marital contracts have emerged with greater clarity in the American divorce landscape in Georgia and nationally, with both prenuptial agreements and, to a lesser degree, post-nuptial agreements being increasingly recognized as instruments that can effectively identify and provide for the security of significant assets. Without a doubt, prenups are the more easily […]

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How long am I required to pay child support?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In Georgia, child support is paid pursuant to statute until a child is 18 years of age or 20 years of age if the child is enrolled in secondary school (meaning high school) full time. So, child support stops at age 18 if the child has graduated from high school, dropped out of high school […]

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Divorce drama for Georgia natives, ‘Basketball Wives’ stars

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Sometimes, people get divorced because they have grown apart or are no longer in love. At other times, they separate because the relationship has become unhealthy or dangerous.The case of Kris and Anna Benson, a couple once featured on the reality series “Baseball Wives,” seems as thought it might be the latter.  Kris Benson, a […]

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New research focuses on dads, especially single fathers

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The Pew Research Center is a widely known nonpartisan fact-gathering organization based in Washington, D.C., that is broadly viewed as authoritative on information it releases pursuant to polling and research on many issues important in American life. One of its recurrent research themes stresses, broadly, important aspects relating to the American family and trends concerning […]

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Forbes commentary: divorce trends evident in recent years

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Jeff Landers, a family law author and frequent contributor to Forbes magazine on divorce-related articles, weighed in recently with some interesting information and statistics on what has been trending in the area of divorce in recent years. In starting with the fact that about 45 percent of American marriages end in divorce, Landers notes that […]

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Prenuptial agreements: a boon to many marriages, not a bane

Last updated on April 8, 2021

If you’re a rising business entrepreneur or an already established business owner running a profitable enterprise who is soon to be heading down the aisle and entering a life of wedlock, you wouldn’t be adversely unusual thinking about a prenuptial agreement. In fact, many family law experts and business advisers emphatically say that you would […]

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Excessive Facebook use: injurious to romantic relationships

Last updated on April 8, 2021

If you are truly in love and making every effort to maintain a strong relationship, you do the obvious things. You respect your partner. You work hard to forge common and lasting interests. You support your significant other’s achievements. You are candid about goals, needs, money and other important matters. And you stay off Facebook, […]

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Georgia child support: Experienced counsel can make big difference

Last updated on April 8, 2021

One element in many Georgia divorces that many people don’t understand well is how a court determines child support. This is a matter that is obviously of great importance where children are involved, and a number of factors can enter in when an evaluation is made on how much a paying parent must provide and […]

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