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Having the opportunity to co-parent in Georgia allows you to continue strengthening your relationship with your children despite your legal separation from their other parent. Transitioning your children between homes can cause stress for everyone involved, especially...
As a father, you should have just as many legal rights of your child as the mother. Unfortunately, due to legalities such as paternity, you may not. Paternity refers to the legal establishment of the identity of a child’s father. While you may know in your heart that...
Past posts on this blog touched upon the fact that retirement assets are subject to property division during your divorce in Georgia. After several years of contributing to your 401(k) (with the expectation that those funds will help fund your retirement plans), such...
Parents who need to change a child support order must go through the right channels. A verbal agreement with a child’s other parent is not sufficient because an order to pay support originates from a court. Parents need to officially modify an order to avoid violating...
Dads often get the short end of the stick when it comes to child custody even though every state has laws that state courts must consider parents without regard to gender. It is still more likely that your ex-wife will get more parenting time with your children than...
LBGTQ parents who are divorcing in Georgia may face different circumstances for child custody than traditional couples, which could make even a non-contested divorce difficult. While a 2015 bill offered laws to guide same-sex divorcing couples, it did not mention...
In Georgia, nearly all property that either spouse acquires during marriage automatically becomes shared marital property. When a couple separates, marital property is subject to equitable distribution by the court, including vehicles, the family home, bank accounts...
Across the board, divorces have been on an upward trend in recent years. Experts speculate many different reasons for that. But one notable demographic stands out above the others: grey divorcees. These divorcees are over the age of 50. Despite that, they decide to...
Even though your divorce in Georgia may mark an end to your marital tension, it no doubt takes a heavy emotional toll on you. Given how deeply affected you are by it, imagine how much more so your kids feel the impact of your divorce. Many in your same situation come...
Living alone or on one income is expensive. If you are starting to navigate the process of divorce, you may want to do everything possible to set yourself up for financial success in the future. Unless the relationship between you and your spouse is quite contentious,...
