Update on high-profile child custody, fathers’ rights case

Last updated on April 8, 2021

It was a family law case that garnered national attention, including in Georgia, on several fronts, and it has finally come to an end. The high-profile legal battle between Cherokee tribal member Dusten Brown and the adoptive parents of his young daughter was, in one sense, a case spotlighted for aspects relating to fathers’ rights. […]

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Men and divorce: a few things for divorcing males to think about

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Society sometimes views men as being comparatively stoic when considered alongside their female counterparts, a trait that some family law experts and other commentators say is not optimal when it comes to dealing with divorce. And there is obviously a lot to deal with in most marital dissolutions, which is why “it can be especially […]

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Adjoining states, markedly differing alimony regimes

Last updated on April 8, 2021

As we have noted in past select blog posts, the singular nature in which the United States is laid out — 50 states, each with its own government and state enactments on matters from A to Z — makes for some interesting and material differences in legal outcomes across state lines. Take alimony, for instance. […]

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One state’s child support law puts focus on Georgia, other states

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The term “United States” underscores the reality that our country is comprised of multiple units, each with some variance in governing bodies and the laws enacted that affect local residents. That variance certainly exists in family law, where legal requirements across a wide spectrum of matters can affect Georgia residents quite differently from residents in […]

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Baby boomer women take the lead in divorce: trends, possibilities

Last updated on April 8, 2021

If you’re 50-plus years of age, married and largely content with simply sitting around the house and watching inordinate amounts of television, chances are you’re a guy. As one family history professor says in noting what women are more likely to want from an established marriage of many years, “equality, intimacy, friendship, fun, and even […]

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It’s a big legal universe: picking the right divorce lawyer

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Lawyers who are available to potentially handle a divorce case are certainly not all the same in terms of experience and abilities, and it is understandable that most people contemplating marital dissolution might entertain a bit of stress concerning selection of their legal counsel. In fact, it would be unusual for a person to not […]

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The reverse mortgage: In some divorce scenarios, it makes sense

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Many people in Georgia and nationally might have a preliminary question regarding a reverse mortgage prior to deciding whether it might be a relevant consideration in a family law matter. That question: What is it? That is certainly an inquiry worth addressing for some divorced persons or for persons either involved in the divorce process […]

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Taxes: Always relevant, including in a divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

“The No. 1 issue relating to retirement assets is taxation,” says one certified public accountant. Georgia residents contemplating or currently involved in a divorce proceeding might want to closely ponder that statement. The obvious reason why: Any division of assets in a divorce that results in taxes creates a windfall for the government and a […]

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The benefits of proven legal representation in a divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Do-it-yourself manuals seem ubiquitous in book stores and libraries, covering topics across a veritable universe of possibilities. That universe includes a number of legal topics. In the realm of estate administration, for example, there are boilerplate wills that can be tweaked to accommodate personal circumstances, just as there are health care directives focused on end-of-life […]

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RAND Corp.: Military marriages suffer from deployments

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The root finding of a large study published recently in the Journal of Population Economics emerges “loud and clear,” says one of its authors, and what it posits most unequivocally is this: Military marriages are at dire risk from combat deployments by one or both spouses to Iraq or Afghanistan. That conclusion on military divorce […]

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