Divorce Support

A contested divorce is one where the spouses argue so much over property or child custody that they can’t come to an agreement, and instead take these issues to the judge to decide. The judge and court clerks will be the main players in a contested divorce case. In Georgia, the jury can’t decide custody or visitation, only financial issues. Most divorce trials are not long, drawn-out affairs like trials you may have seen on television. Many take a day or two, or even just a morning. A divorce trial is generally short. The entire process however is long and hard. It can be ... Read Full Story

Divorce is regulated by state law. The state of Georgia recognizes common law marriage if created before 1/1/97. Under common law marriage, couples who act like they are married, hold themselves out to the world as married, and intend to be married are considered legally married. Filing joint tax returns, referring to each other as “husband” and “wife,” and using the same last name are typical indicators of a common law marriage. If you live in Georgia and your marriage was created before 1/1/97, then you are legally married and must get a divorce to end your marriage. Georgia has strict residency requirements for ... Read Full Story

An uncontested divorce is possibly the best form of divorce if you are seeking a divorce. An uncontested divorce is the least expensive kind of divorce you can get. A contested divorce is one where the spouses argue so much over property or child custody that they can’t come to an agreement, and instead take these issues to the judge to decide. The judge and court clerks will be the main players in a contested divorce case. In Georgia, the jury can’t decide custody or visitation, only financial issues. Most divorce trials are not long, drawn-out affairs like trials you may have seen on ... Read Full Story

In Georgia, the court may look into all the circumstances of the parties, including but not limited to; the parental suitability of each parent, the needs of the child, the prior role of each parent, the wishes of the child, the location of the residences of each parent, and any agreement between the parents. If the child has reached the age of at least 11 but not 14 years, the court shall consider the desires, if any, and educational needs of the child in determining which parent shall have custody. In determining the "best interest" of the child, the court will sometimes appoint a ... Read Full Story

There are three types of alimony: • Permanent alimony - the paying spouse continues till death or until the spouse receiving payments remarries. • Temporary alimony – the payments are made over a short interval of time so that the receiving spouse can stand alone once again. • Rehabilitative alimony – is paid to help a spouse with lesser employability or earning capacity becomes adjusted to a new post-marital life. The following factors will influence the determination of alimony in a divorce proceeding in Georgia: • the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property, including the contribution of each spouse ... Read Full Story

Save Marriage Secrets with Save My Marriage Today I get the opportunity to review a lot of products that come across my desk, so its easy to lose interest in a lot of what I see. That was, until recently when I met Amy Waterman. Amy, online author of Save My Marriage Today Asked me to have a look over her course and tell her what I thought. At first I was skeptical, but I thought, hey, I have friends who are in bad marriages, and this information might be good for one of them, so I decided to read it closely and see ... Read Full Story

Every divorce case must go through some kind of court proceeding. Even if both spouses agree about how to divide their property and handle custody, visitation, and support issues, a judge will still have to grant the divorce. In most states, divorce cases, contested and no-fault are handled by a special court generally called “family court,” “domestic relations court,” or “divorce court.” These courts generally deal with only family-related cases such as divorce, child custody and support, and sometimes, adoption. Divorce is stressful for all concerned parties. When there are children from the marriage, the stakes are higher. Cruel treatment is one of the ... Read Full Story