The choices you make while dividing your property will determine what resources both you and your spouse have for the future after your divorce. Most people tend to fixate on the property worth the most in their divorce proceedings. With the potential exceptions of...
For married couples that share children, custody matters are often the most contentious aspect of the divorce. Couples who don't share children may still have a very emotional issue to negotiate. They could share a pet. If you got a kitten in the first year of your...
No one plans to divorce on their wedding day. Unfortunately, for many Georgia residents, this is how their relationship ends. During a divorce, you must determine things like child support, alimony and property division. However, before diving into the specifics,...
There’s a big push for co-parenting. The idea is that two divorced people can openly communicate the intimacies of a child’s daily living and partake in shared activities. However, divorced parents can’t always get along well enough to do that. In that case,...
If you’re getting a divorce, you may be worried that your spouse is going to hide assets. You think they’re going to do this because they simply don’t want to divide things fairly with you, and they believe that hiding those assets will keep them out of the divorce...
When parents are getting divorced, their top priority is generally to settle matters related to child custody. If a suitable arrangement cannot be reached mutually, then the court will step in. The family courts in Georgia base custody rulings on the best interests of...
Divorced couples that share children must continue to communicate with each other. The psychological well-being of their kids depends on parental communication. If you have ever wished for a way to turn off or tune out your ex and never speak with them again, you are...
If you share custody of your children with your ex-spouse, it’s already time to start prepping yourself (and your children) for the coming school year. As always, cooperation is key when it comes to co-parenting, and it’s essential to keep the best interests of your...
When the relationship is over and the couple decides to divorce, one of the most important issues the court will litigate and make a ruling on is child custody. Ideally, the court will encourage the divorcing couple to work out a parenting plan that works for everyone...
Marriage is not all light-hearted fun, as most couples would agree. There are often serious, complex issues that arise with regard to money, kids and the relationship itself that have to be discussed candidly and forthrightly. Both of you need to feel free to air your...
