With little time and a lot to do before the wedding, many Georgia couples fail to consider their options for a prenuptial agreement, which can provide them with multiple benefits and protections. For Texas couples who own property or have high value assets, the...
Child custody is a touchy subject all over the United States. Georgia is no exception. A 27-month-old girl, who had been living with adoptive parents in South Carolina since her birth, was sent to live with her biological father about 18 months ago. Recently, a...
For many who have gone through a divorce, the financial struggle may take years to overcome. However, the mere fact that a Georgia couple has filed a divorce does not mean that they will be barred from making substantial purchases, such as the purchase of a home, in...
The court hearings are over and the paperwork has all been signed. Your attorney has helped you and your ex-spouse to work out all the arrangements for visitation and support payments for your children. Now what? Many Georgia parents are not familiar with the process...
A recent study suggests that if you check your Facebook account too much, your marriage or other romantic relationship may suffer. This is the finding of researchers whose study is to be published in an upcoming Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social...
Failure to pay child support can be detrimental not only to the child and the receiving parent, but also to the parent who doesn't pay. For example, consider the case of former heavyweight boxing champion and Georgia resident Evander Holyfield. During his boxing...
Very interesting: a recent Gallup poll aimed at testing the waters of contemporary American values found that 68 percent of the 1,535 respondents said that divorce is morally acceptable, while 91 percent said that heterosexual adultery is morally wrong. Those polled...
Mind you, "equitable" is not "equal" in a Georgia divorce. When it comes to property division, a court in Georgia will keep separate property out of the category of marital property, and a 50-50 split is not a foregone conclusion. Separate property might include a...
Part of our law practice is devoted to helping Georgia parents create workable child custody arrangements. Divorce can be an upheaval in a family's life, but there are ways of co-parenting that protect the best interests of children. To learn more about co-parenting...
It is never recommended to operate a motor vehicle if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, people often mistake or misjudge the amount of alcohol they have consumed at a social gathering. While every circumstance is different during a traffic...
