18th September 2009
Getting a divorce requires more than going to the court house and filing some paperwork in most cases. If you have never been divorced, here are some basic facts about Georgia divorce.
• In Georgia, you file for divorce in the superior court of the ...
18th September 2009
The question of who fathered a child may seem like fodder for daytime talk shows and soap operas. But questions about a child’s paternity occur often. Some of the reasons that the courts may deal with paternity issues include:
• The child’s mother ...
18th September 2009
Grandparents love their grandchildren and when problems occur with the parents, in some cases their relationship with their grandchildren is reduced or even taken away. Some are not willing to lose this important familial relationship and will fight for G...
18th September 2009
Adoption is an emotionally charged and complicated legal process. When parents (or a single parent) agree to be responsible for the care of a child, the family must appear in court to finalize the procedure. Adoptive parents must be 25 years old or an ad...
18th September 2009
Planning a wedding—you have to consult with caterers, florists, musicians and an attorney? Many couples choose to have a Georgia prenuptial agreement, sometimes called a premarital agreement, signed before they say “I do.” The reasons vary but incl...
18th September 2009
The 2000 Census showed that 5.5 million people lived with a partner but were not married. Many of the people have children and consider themselves a family. When these partners split up, some after many years together, the financial, social and even legal...
18th September 2009
With the estimated cost to raise a child hovering around $200,000 according to some sources, Georgia courts have been vigilant in enforcing child support laws. In 2007, new laws went into effect based on the “shared income” model that had been adopted...
18th September 2009
Divorce is not only an emotional time, but a financially challenging one as well. Each spouse has to adjust to not having another income to help pay the mortgage, grocery bills and utilities. Even in cases where a wife or husband is awarded alimony or chi...
18th September 2009
When parents divorce, in most cases one of the parents is given custody and the other parent is given visitation rights. The visitation schedule can vary according to each parent's needs. A standard visitation agreement allows the non-custodial parent to ...
18th September 2009
The unfortunate outcome of divorce is that children will no longer live with both parents but must divide their time between the homes of the parents. In Georgia, several “types of custody can be awarded with one parent usually having primary custody. T...
18th September 2009
Sometimes, couples just cannot get along. This is the premise behind Georgia no-fault divorce. Neither spouse is cheating, neither is abusive, nor is there any allegation of any other impropriety. Most often the cause of the divorce is listed as ‘irreco...
07th September 2009
Many divorcing couples have no children, no real assets and just want the divorce to be over. When a husband and wife want to divorce amicably and don’t have anything to squabble about they consider a Georgia uncontested divorce. In most of these cases...
