Law group seeks to align military child custody rules nationally

Last updated on April 8, 2021

For a long time, military families have faced complications in child custody and visitation rights cases because every state has different laws governing some situations. This disparity is worsened by the nomadic nature of military personnel and the high rate of overseas service through deployments and other assignments. If a national legal panel gets its […]

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What assets can be divided in a divorce?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Question: My husband and I are planning on divorce. His assets are under his parents name and he earns as much as I do. Can I claim any? Answer: I believe the question that you are asking is, do you have any claim to assets that are in your husband’s parent’s name. The short answer […]

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Financial Infidelity and Divorce: Some Ways to Protect Yourself

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Trust can break down in a contentious divorce. Sometimes it happens slowly, over an extended period of time. In other cases, it can happen suddenly, when you realize that your spouse has been misleading you. When misleading behavior concerns finances, it can be so egregious that it is known as financial infidelity. This doesn’t only […]

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Maintaining a financial focus during the divorce process

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Finances are often one of the stickiest matters to resolve during divorce proceedings. Outside of the financial assets in the form of cash and other investments, the task of property division can be long, tedious and contentious — even, sometimes, over seemingly petty items. It’s easy for divorcing individuals to get off track in these […]

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Ex-Atlanta Falcons star Rison issued order in child support case

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Most long-term football fans know who Andre Rison is. Rison played at a high level for a number of years in the National Football League, including a lengthy stint in Georgia with the Atlanta Falcons. People who don’t follow pro sports might not know much — if anything — about that. Chances are, though, that […]

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Giving Gifts to Children, Before or After Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Some divorces are amicable. Others, however, are fraught with storm and stress. And when you are in the midst of storm and stress, it’s easy to make mistakes – including serious financial mistakes. This post will look at one particular mistake: spending too much money on your kids. This can happen all too easily in […]

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Where to File, Jurisdiction in Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A Person recently asked us: How do you determine jurisdiction? Married for 42 years. Primary residence is in Georgia and own condo in Florida. Wife is now staying in Florida since November 2011. I want to file for divorce in Georgia, but how do I know where jurisdiction will be? Answer: The question of Jurisdiction […]

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Boxer Holyfield’s mansion sold; support, other issues still in flux

Last updated on April 8, 2021

We last reported on developing news in former boxing champion Evander Holyfield’s child support dispute with the Georgia Department of Human Services (GDHS) in our June 11 blog post. As we noted therein, Holyfield has had continuing and long-term difficulties keeping current with the payment obligations he owes for several of the 12 children he […]

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Will he get have of our property

Last updated on April 16, 2021

A women recently asked us a divorce question: My husband has filed for divorce. We have been married almost 18 years , turbulent years. He is asking for half of what we have, is that likely? The answer: As a general rule the courts here in Georgia divide marital property equitably. There are two issues […]

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