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Georgia Family Law Blog 
News and Thoughts on Family Law Issues in Georgia: Divorce, Alimony, Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation, Property Division, Adoption and More
Post Frequency: 3.6/day Last Entry: March 01, 2011 at 15:59:09 Recent Entries: 275
By Stephen Worrall
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Women M.B.A.s More Likely To Divorce Than Men
Posted on April 02, 2008According to a soon-to-be-published study by Washington & Lee University School of Law and reported in the Wall St. Journal, women with M.B.A.s are twice as likely to get divorced or separated as their male counterparts. In short, a professional...
Is Work Or A Divorce Keeping You From Your Child?
Posted on April 02, 2008I have posted previously on software and other tools to help parents and children of dvorce keep up with schedules and improve communication. This is a similar product which deserves a look: For parents burdened by a divorce or a...
Women M.B.A.s More Likely To Divorce Than Men
Posted on April 02, 2008According to a soon-to-be-published study by Washington & Lee University School of Law and reported in the Wall St. Journal, women with M.B.A.s are twice as likely to get divorced or separated as their male counterparts. In short, a professional...
Frequently Asked Questions about Marital Separation Agreements in Georgia
Posted on April 01, 2008What is a Marital Separation and Property Settlement Agreement? A marital separation agreement, also known as a property settlement agreement, is a written contract dividing your property, spelling out your rights, and settling problems such as alimony and custody...
Men Receiving Alimony Want A Little Respect
Posted on April 01, 2008Modern Males Say Living Off the Ex-Wife Is No Cause for Shame As a Hollywood actor, John David Castellanos is protective of his image. He stays in phenomenal shape and looks much younger than his 50 years. But he admits...
Georgia, South Carolina Make Top 10 Most Violent States Against Women
Posted on April 01, 2008One day after a domestic violence murder in South Augusta, the Violence Policy Center has unflattering statistics for our area. The center says South Carolina is number six, and Georgia is number eight in the country for the number of...
Frequently Asked Questions about Marital Separation Agreements in Georgia
Posted on April 01, 2008What is a Marital Separation and Property Settlement Agreement? A marital separation agreement, also known as a property settlement agreement, is a written contract dividing your property, spelling out your rights, and settling problems such as alimony and custody...
Men Receiving Alimony Want A Little Respect
Posted on April 01, 2008Modern Males Say Living Off the Ex-Wife Is No Cause for Shame As a Hollywood actor, John David Castellanos is protective of his image. He stays in phenomenal shape and looks much younger than his 50 years. But he admits...
Joint or Sole Custody?
Posted on March 29, 2008For the sake of the children, the goals of divorcing parents should be the same: involvement of both parents in the lives of the children and mitigation of conflict between the parents. These two factors should dominate all others when...
IRS Declares Spouses More Innocent Than Before
Posted on March 29, 2008The innocent spouse rules have been liberalized in new tax legislation, making it easier for spouses to qualify for tax relief. In addition, the legislation allows a spouse to limit her liability on a joint return to her separate liability....
Joint Custody and the Best Interest Standard
Posted on March 29, 2008?In the best interest of the child? or ?child?s best interest? is the famous mantra of the family court prevalent in child custody proceedings today, yet its interpretation by the family court or judges is often arbitrary and its meaning...
Georgia Divorce Laws
Posted on March 28, 2008Georgia Domestic Relations Code RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: To file for a divorce in Georgia, at least one spouse needs to be a resident of the state for six months before filing a petition for divorce. [Based on Georgia Code - Section:...
Teacher Conferences Are Important For Divorced Or Divorcing Parents
Posted on March 28, 2008When parents are going through a divorce or are divorced, usually one parent has little knowledge about what is happening in his or her child?s classroom. What do you know about how well your child or children did in school...
Joint or Sole Custody?
Posted on March 28, 2008For the sake of the children, the goals of divorcing parents should be the same: involvement of both parents in the lives of the children and mitigation of conflict between the parents. These two factors should dominate all others when...
IRS Declares Spouses More Innocent Than Before
Posted on March 28, 2008The innocent spouse rules have been liberalized in new tax legislation, making it easier for spouses to qualify for tax relief. In addition, the legislation allows a spouse to limit her liability on a joint return to her separate liability....
Joint Custody and the Best Interest Standard
Posted on March 28, 2008???In the best interest of the child??? or ???child???s best interest??? is the famous mantra of the family court prevalent in child custody proceedings today, yet its interpretation by the family court or judges is often arbitrary and its meaning...
Georgia Divorce Laws
Posted on March 28, 2008Georgia Domestic Relations Code RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: To file for a divorce in Georgia, at least one spouse needs to be a resident of the state for six months before filing a petition for divorce. [Based on Georgia Code - Section:...
Teacher Conferences Are Important For Divorced Or Divorcing Parents
Posted on March 28, 2008When parents are going through a divorce or are divorced, usually one parent has little knowledge about what is happening in his or her child???s classroom. What do you know about how well your child or children did in school...
Five Ways to Save Tax Money During a Divorce
Posted on March 27, 2008The first thing certified divorce practitioner Clay Caldwell tells his clients is to ?reach agreements with each other.? It?s very important, he said, to talk with your spouse and straighten out money issues. It?s very easy to lose money if...
Lesbian, lawyer win appeal of contempt over adoption case
Posted on March 27, 2008The state Court of Appeals has thrown out contempt findings that arose from a lesbian's attempt to adopt a young girl. Last year Wilkinson County Superior Court Judge John L. Parrott held both Elizabeth Hadaway and her lawyer, Dana P....
Five Ways to Save Tax Money During a Divorce
Posted on March 27, 2008The first thing certified divorce practitioner Clay Caldwell tells his clients is to ???reach agreements with each other.??? It???s very important, he said, to talk with your spouse and straighten out money issues. It???s very easy to lose money if...
Lesbian, lawyer win appeal of contempt over adoption case
Posted on March 27, 2008The state Court of Appeals has thrown out contempt findings that arose from a lesbian's attempt to adopt a young girl. Last year Wilkinson County Superior Court Judge John L. Parrott held both Elizabeth Hadaway and her lawyer, Dana P....
The Globalization of Family Law
Posted on March 26, 2008The world continues to grow smaller and economies continue to expand globally. Your client?s legal issues have continued to grow more complex, and, like everything else, family law has gone global. In today?s world, it is very possible for a...
Forget silver anniversaries: Many couples grapple with 'gray divorce'
Posted on March 26, 2008It's been nearly a year since Sherman Smith's 33-year marriage ended in a divorce that, he said, his ex-wife wanted after she realized she didn't love him in the same way anymore. "A divorce is kind of like a death,...
The Globalization of Family Law
Posted on March 26, 2008The world continues to grow smaller and economies continue to expand globally. Your client???s legal issues have continued to grow more complex, and, like everything else, family law has gone global. In today???s world, it is very possible for a...
Forget silver anniversaries: Many couples grapple with 'gray divorce'
Posted on March 25, 2008It's been nearly a year since Sherman Smith's 33-year marriage ended in a divorce that, he said, his ex-wife wanted after she realized she didn't love him in the same way anymore. "A divorce is kind of like a death,...
Client Bill of Rights
Posted on March 22, 2008Every client deserves these five guarantees from their lawyer: 1. The Right to Have All Phone Calls Returned Promptly. It still amazes me when people tell me their lawyer will not call them back at all. One sweet lady recently...
Client Bill of Rights
Posted on March 22, 2008Every client deserves these five guarantees from their lawyer: 1. The Right to Have All Phone Calls Returned Promptly. It still amazes me when people tell me their lawyer will not call them back at all. One sweet lady recently...
Two judges recuse from Richardson divorce-sealing case
Posted on March 20, 2008According to today's Fulton County Daily Report, in a story by Andy Peters, two of the three Superior Court judges in the Paulding Judicial Circuit have recused from a citizen's effort to unseal court filings in House Speaker Glenn Richardson's...
Two judges recuse from Richardson divorce-sealing case
Posted on March 20, 2008According to today's Fulton County Daily Report, in a story by Andy Peters, two of the three Superior Court judges in the Paulding Judicial Circuit have recused from a citizen's effort to unseal court filings in House Speaker Glenn Richardson's...
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He is a very smart man who is always looking for ways around things. The judge granted our divorce for December 12,2007, and my ex-husband told me that he just got married just before Thanksgiving. He is a student at Cal
i can answer that for you. with all due respect. better your own life just as i ...
Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....
How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...
My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...
I have been disabled for over 25 years. Last Nov. I had endoscopic brain surgery. It was not successful and had to be followed up by a major craniotomy. My huaband and I had not been contemplating divorce but after the 2
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He is a very smart man who is always looking for ways around things. The judge granted our divorce for December 12,2007, and my ex-husband told me that he just got married just before Thanksgiving. He is a student at Cal
i can answer that for you. with all due respect. better your own life just as i ...
Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....
How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...
My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...
I have been disabled for over 25 years. Last Nov. I had endoscopic brain surgery. It was not successful and had to be followed up by a major craniotomy. My huaband and I had not been contemplating divorce but after the 2
You need a Mass. divorce lawyer. If you can't afford one, Massachusetts leg...
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