associated with the criminal justice system, especially incarceration, and actively exploring diverse alternatives to it that proponents say reduce recidivism, improve life outlooks for offenders and cost society significantly fewer dollars. One such alternative is...
Every year around this time, newly divorced persons across the country, including in Georgia, confront a novel and, for some, frustratingly complex, experience: filing taxes for the first time in many years as an individual and not in tandem with another person as a...
Every parent knows that children's needs for parental attention change as they age. Infants and toddlers demand constant care; school-age children want a little more independence, and teens like to test rules and boundaries. Family therapists stress that, when a...
For many people, few things tug at the heart more than child custody cases that drag on and are marked by lack of clarity regarding an outcome that is clearly in a child's best interest. Many divorce cases featuring child custody issues are devoid of such concerns,...
Two high-profile and high-asset divorce cases centrally featuring property division illustrate the various ways in which couples negotiate divorce settlements and reach solutions in their divorce agreements that allow for them to move forward. One such divorce...
Single dads who have custody of their children don't get the same breaks at work as single moms. That's the conclusion of a single father who has published an account of the subtle discrimination he encounters in the workplace, where single moms enjoy lenient...
Georgia parents contemplating divorce often and for obvious reasons are centrally concerned with matters surrounding child support, with distinct and quite separate issues coming into play for a parent seeking support and the parent who will be tasked to pay it,...
After previously announcing their intent to divorce, NBA star Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa Bryant have canceled their divorce plans and now intend to remain married. The announcement came via Instagram, where the wife revealed to followers that they are now officially...
Jeff Landers, an author on divorce, recently wrote an article for Forbes in which he discussed some of the special considerations relating to divorce in instances when one or both of the spouses have dual citizenship. His advice at the very outset: Secure a qualified...
With so many local professional sports teams, it is not a rarity on any given day for a media story concerning a high-profile athlete to suddenly garner widespread attention. Fair or not, the limelight brings attention, and it is not always positive. Such is the case...