Category: Divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Reportedly, say many commentators, January reigns supreme over all other months of the year for divorce filings. “January really does see a lot of divorces,” says one family law consultant. Is that really true? According to a number of diverse sources, it is. Statistics compiled by one online divorce-related company say that more people divorce during […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Divorce can be an emotionally draining, difficult process, and not only for the divorcing couple: Their kids can be doubly affected, experiencing emotional grief from both parents who are splitting up. Georgia divorce experts note that divorce can be notoriously difficult for children, making it all the more important that divorcing couples be mindful of […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Every state in the country has an official mechanism for enforcing child support payments and providing remedies when delinquent parents don’t perform their obligations. In Georgia, that task falls to the Department of Human Services, most specifically to its Division of Child Support Services. There is no equivalent counterpart within the state for dealing with […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Not many things change the face of a financial management plan like a divorce does. There are ways to ease the financial changes, and understanding the Internal Revenue Code requirements for handling or reporting alimony can be helpful, when spousal maintenance is a factor in a divorce settlement. Generally, property settlements or child support payments are […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

For many separating spouses, obtaining a divorce at precisely the optimal time for doing so when taking into consideration the house, the kids, the assets, the debts and so forth isn’t always possible. Every last relevant factor isn’t always taken into account and tidied up prior to a marital dissolution. Sometimes that simply isn’t possible. […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

In many family law practice areas, the basic legal parameters are well established among the states, with little variation. All states provide for no-fault divorce, New York being the last state to join in, just last year. The “best interests” standard is often centrally at work in matters involving children. There are certainly exceptions, though, […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

If you’re one of those people who think that your divorce or pending divorce — the details, the underlying causes, the outcome — is really no one else’s business, especially your employer’s, you’ll probably be in strong agreement with the recent federal appeals court decision in a case concerning Continental Airlines and a number of […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Deborah Moskovitch, an author and divorce consultant, notes that the divorce rate is increasing for couples who have been married for several decades or longer — termed “grey divorce” — and that, given societal changes, this should hardly be surprising. She notes, for example, that women in decades past sorely lacked the financial independence and […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Family law experts who examine divorce trends at the National Center for Family & Marriage Research state that married partners over 50 divorce at a much higher rate than do married couples generally. Over the past 20 years, they say, the divorce rate for 50-plus couples has approximately doubled, whereas it has actually decreased slightly […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

In the realm of divorce, lots of considerations potentially pop up. Given the particular dissolution, child custody and support might be a primary concern. Perhaps spousal maintenance is front and center in negotiations between two soon-to-be exes. In a high-asset divorce, property division is obviously of key importance. Seldom, though, is the topic of Social […]

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