Family Law

Separating finances presents challenges for every family facing a divorce. The laws are different in every state, which adds to the confusion. What a friend or family member experienced in their divorce may not apply at all to yours. In Georgia, the law for property...

You know that your divorce is going to be contentious because you and your spouse are not on the same page. You know that they want to keep you from getting as many of the assets that you owned in the marriage as they possibly can, whether it's fair or not. One way...

When you got divorced in Georgia, you were ordered to pay child support. This was to help the other parent cover the costs of raising the child. You did share custody, but they didn't live with you as often and you earned more money, so it made sense for you to pay...

It is never simple to divide parental responsibilities across two households, but it is particularly difficult to manage when the child is very young. Newborns and infants require constant support as well as specialized equipment like cribs and diapers. Some parents...

Learning that their parents are divorcing is difficult for any child. For children who were adopted when they were old enough to remember having to move around while they were in foster care, the divorce might bring up some very strong emotions.  It’s up to the...

Going through a divorce is a major life change for adults, but it’s also a time of uncertainty for their children. Kids will soon realize that they will have two very distinct ways of life – one with each parent.  As parents, you will probably realize that you won’t...

In almost every divorce battle, property division is a contentious issue. It may seem to be the easier way out to hide your assets from your spouse and end up with a better bargain, but it may land you in some legal trouble. Everyone keeps their secrets, especially on...

Divorce isn't easy for couples with limited resources. However, high-asset couples don't necessarily have an easier time divorcing. If anything, they have more potential conflict because of their shared resources. High-asset divorces are often fraught with difficulty...

When parents divorce, child custody is one of the most hard-fought, emotionally devastating issues they encounter. It isn’t uncommon for a child to express a preference about living with one parent over the other (often at one parent’s behest), but does that make any...

Trying to get custody of your children means more than just trying to get them to live with you, but that’s what many people mean when they say they want custody. They assume that the court is going to decide which parent keeps the children in the same way they decide...