A mediator and author on divorce wants divorced couples with children to note a couple points right out of the box following their marital dissolution. First, says Tara Fass, you really do need to let go -- right now -- of any overt rancor and hostility that featured...
We have noted in prior select posts that Georgia differs from a number of states in how its judges construe and award alimony following divorce. Alimony (or spousal support) is certainly a judicial remedy in Georgia and awarded in some cases, but, generally, it is not...
A family law case that is exhaustively working its way through the court system in another state has broad relevance in other states as well, including in Georgia. The matter underscores the importance of working with an experienced attorney where important legal...
A recent story from a national television outlet in Georgia delves into the subject of child support in the state, both its dimensions and the economic repercussions it has across a wide swath of concerns. As the story notes, support truly is a big deal, both within...
There can certainly be many and, to some people, non-obvious things to think about during the divorce process. Attend to this, tick off that, make a change here, check that box there. There can be matters to focus upon from property division and support issues to...
A case involving a judicial spousal support order following a Georgia divorce decades ago was recently before the state's Supreme Court, with justices expected to make a final ruling on the matter sometime this summer. The litigants were married more than 50 years...
A father's claim that a judge's comments in a child custody hearing indicated judicial bias in favor of his ex-wife is receiving media attention focused on discussion of a judge interjecting opinions about a case that he or she is presiding over. Although the case...
One thing looms literally large in many divorces, and that is the house. There it sits, a central element in the property division calculation, and, for most couples, the dominant and most obvious asset in which they have equity. How to divide it in a divorce...
It would be far from uncommon for most readers to simply assume that if one of the parties comprising a couple is insisting upon the execution of a prenuptial agreement prior to marriage, it is likely the male partner. The answer would likely remain the same for a...
When a family-owned business is central in a divorce proceeding In some Georgia divorces, an added element of concern features that is not the case in the majority of divorces. That is especially true in a high-asset divorce -- but also true in other divorces as well...