Owe child support in Georgia? A word about those lottery winnings

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The common expression, “Leave no stone unturned” certainly applies to the lengthily entitled Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) as it goes about its duties. Specifically, its statutorily mandated task of overseeing and enforcing child support payments owed by noncustodial parents. The DCSS has truly sweeping authority to examine and […]

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Dealing with debt in your divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Debt is still a major issue in Georgia divorces. When we talk about dividing debts and assets in a divorce action, the first issue is to determine if the debt or asset is “marital.” Marital debts and assets are acquired during the marriage by either party regardless of whose name the account is in. If […]

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Shifting trend in spousal support: more ex-husbands collecting

Last updated on April 8, 2021

“If you brought value into a relationship, you should be able to take that value out of it.” So says a divorced man who recently asked for — and received — spousal support following the breakup of his marriage. The man was the lower wage earner in the relationship and spent more time at home […]

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The Great Recession and recovery: Effect on divorce rates

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In Georgia and nationally, the so-called Great Recession of recent years that has been supplanted to a degree by an economic uptick operative since 2010 can be looked at a couple different ways when it comes to divorce. From the perspective of the research group National Marriage Project, the hard economic climate was actually a […]

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With holidays over, divorce activity picks up nationally

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The United States is unquestionably a nation that likes to commemorate occasions, ideas, heritages and special concerns by underscoring their importance through formal naming designations marked by particular months each year. For example, Stalking Awareness Month is just one of many formally designated areas of concern that is commemorated each January. In February, American Heart […]

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Divorce mediation applied to Congress: Why not?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

You can almost hear Americans across the country, from Georgia to California and all points in between, cheering on Carol Bailey as she readies for her stated task next week. That chore: Tracking down every single member of the United States Congress and handing them a copy of something she has written that they really […]

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Federal lawsuit spotlights alleged injustice against unwed dads

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The acronym RICO is most often associated with conduct typically involving an established pattern of unlawful behavior by a criminal enterprise such as a drug cartel or prostitution ring. That close association with organized crime makes the application of the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to alleged wrongdoing in the realm of adoption […]

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Stalking: a serious problem in Georgia and across the country

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Violence against victims in Georgia and nationally obviously takes many forms. With increased frequency, stalking is becoming more of a problem across the country, with millions of persons being victimized by this form of harassment. As is widely reported, both women and men — and, increasingly, children — are victims of stalking, which can assume […]

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The benefits of a post-nuptial agreement

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Many people are familiar with the prenuptial agreement, but post-nuptial agreements are becoming increasingly common and important. Stay-at-home parents in particular can benefit from these types of agreements, which are very similar to prenups except they are drawn up and signed after the marriage instead of before. A post-nuptial agreement, or postnup, spells out how […]

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Food for thought: Year-end musings on divorce and life thereafter

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The Huffington Post published some year-end information recently that it termed “some of the most interesting facts published about divorce in 2013.” We agree with the assessment and pass along bits and pieces of the data that we think might be of interest to our readers in Georgia and elsewhere. Readers should take note that, […]

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