Category: Property Division

Last updated on April 16, 2021

The beginning of the year is here and you’re ready. Ready for a new life and to move forward with the divorce you have been contemplating for what feels like years. You’ve come to terms with all the pros and cons of the divorce; now all you need to do is the footwork. One of […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

While it is true that a divorce represents the end of a marriage, it often does not represent the end of a relationship between the onetime spouses. Aspects of a divorce such as child custody can require interaction between the parents of a child, or children, for years to come. Some aspects of a divorce agreement, […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

In Georgia and elsewhere, feelings of love and closeness often go out the door with the divorce process. That is hardly unnatural, given what divorce means and entails. That is usually far from the case, though, where a pet is involved, with it being no overstatement to say that many Americans regard their cats, dogs […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Our immediately preceding blog post discussed the advisability for divorcing couples in many instances to solicit the professional help of an established family law attorney with a proven background in property division matters. The reason for that: Not only do many couples have significant assets residing in real estate holdings, family businesses, art, jewelry, automobiles […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Here’s a hypothetical that, while fictional, rings largely true in certain aspects for literally millions of divorcing couples across the country, including in Georgia. You’re getting divorced after, say, 15-20 years of marriage (maybe more). During your marriage, you and your spouse both worked, with both of you contributing assets as you could to various […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

There can certainly be many and, to some people, non-obvious things to think about during the divorce process. Attend to this, tick off that, make a change here, check that box there. There can be matters to focus upon from property division and support issues to visitation and a host of other matters. Some of […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

One thing looms literally large in many divorces, and that is the house. There it sits, a central element in the property division calculation, and, for most couples, the dominant and most obvious asset in which they have equity. How to divide it in a divorce proceeding? That might seem simple and intuitive to many […]

Continue reading What looms large in many divorces? You’re living in it. ...

Last updated on April 8, 2021

It would be far from uncommon for most readers to simply assume that if one of the parties comprising a couple is insisting upon the execution of a prenuptial agreement prior to marriage, it is likely the male partner. The answer would likely remain the same for a clear majority of readers if they were […]

Continue reading Increasingly, women are the higher wage earner, need protections ...

Last updated on April 8, 2021

We were recently asked be a woman seeking a divorce if she was entitled to a division of her husband’s retirement accounts and if she would be liable for his credit card debt. In Georgia we divide marital assets and debts equitably. This raises two questions, what are marital assets and debts and what does […]

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