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“It’s helpful to get married, if you want to get divorced.” Those are the words of one person, who, like many millions of other Americans, was involved in a non-married relationship with a partner that produced children. When the couple decided to split after years of being together, they found themselves at a loss as […]
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In Georgia, the award of alimony is very subjective. Unlike child support, which is based on a spreadsheet calculator, alimony is based on the subjective concept of need and ability to pay, as well as other factors such as length of marriage and conduct of the parties. Alimony in Georgia is usually considered to be […]
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We were recently asked be a woman seeking a divorce if she was entitled to a division of her husband’s retirement accounts and if she would be liable for his credit card debt. In Georgia we divide marital assets and debts equitably. This raises two questions, what are marital assets and debts and what does […]
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Most people — friends, family members, co-workers, gym acquaintances — generally have a pretty good take on where someone is emotionally regarding thoughts about his or her ex-spouse following a divorce. For example, it’s a fairly good indication that there is still a bit more to do to get things rightly centered and moving forward […]
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The baby-boomer generation has always seemed front and center in news relating to social movements, lifestyle shifts, generational adjustments toward work/life balance and evolving attitudes toward marriage, divorce, retirement and even renewal in older age. Given the playing out of the boomer demographics, with scores of millions of Americans now nearing or entering their retirement […]
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In 1998, a successful real estate developer commanding a net worth of many millions of dollars and his to-be bride executed a prenuptial agreement. It provided for the soon-to-be wife to receive $25,000 per year. Additionally, the premarital contract stipulated that neither party could rely on oral statements outside the agreement in an attempt to […]
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County officials of one state seeking to enforce child support obligations point with some pride to a method they say is flatly effective in generating amounts owed by tardy payers, and one that in fact has worked without a hitch well than 90 percent of the time: immobilizing the payer’s car. Some child support advocates […]
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Filing for divorce can be a difficult and emotional decision but once you have decided that it must be done, what should you expect? What are the first steps? How long does it take? How much does it cost? I will answer some of these common questions in this general guide on getting started. Should […]
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“Penny wise and pound foolish.” That is the way that one family law mediator and financial planner who contributed her views on divorce in a recent media article describes the attitude and actions taken by some parties engaged in the divorce process. The idea that centrally motivates, and just as often undermines, their intentions: Scrap […]
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A case scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month is commanding strong interest across the country for persons, agencies and state courts involved in adoptions involving Native American children. The case — Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, more widely known in the media as the Baby Veronica case — is widely […]
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