Judge approves substantial child support reduction for Sheen

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The ongoing public drama involving actor Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife Brooke Mueller took another turn this week, as Sheen and Mueller have agreed to an unusual child support modification. In the average case — celebrity or not — one parent’s inability to personally care for the children wouldn’t typically result in a reduction in […]

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Child custody arrangements not just for the recently divorced

Last updated on April 8, 2021

When married parents decide to get a divorce, addressing child custody and support concerns is rarely an item that is missed. However, marriage isn’t on the table for everyone these days as the definition of family continues to change. Many individuals are choosing to have children outside of marriage. What some people don’t realize is […]

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Housing market plays role in Georgia divorces

Last updated on April 8, 2021

During the recession and housing market decline, studies found that fewer couples were getting divorced in the United States. Now that the housing market is improving and property values are rising, more couples are calling it quits.  One big reason more couples are filing for divorce now is due to the increase in property values […]

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Should fertility have value in a divorce settlement?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

More and more couples these days are putting off having children until they have built their careers, set enough funds aside for a retirement nest egg or even taken time out to travel the world. At the same time that more couples are waiting to have kids, more marriages are ending in divorce. For some […]

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Man jailed for falling behind in spousal support

Last updated on April 8, 2021

There are certainly some situations in which individuals in Alpharetta should get alimony: when one spouse makes far more or has a much higher earning potential than the other, alimony may be a helpful tool to make sure the spouse who earns less is not immediately thrown into poverty by his or her divorce. Granted, […]

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Retirement accounts, other asset-division considerations

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A recent media article on divorce refers to the “sea of potential issues” confronting many couples during marital dissolution, especially when it comes to property division. To the extent that is true (and it certainly is for many divorcing couples in Georgia and across the country), the metaphor can apply with special vigor to couples […]

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Technology, dads and fathers’ rights: surrogacy arrangements

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In the area of family law, both in Georgia and nationally, issues often center around various parties’ rights in a number of contexts. Regarding children, their rights and needs are often a central consideration, with courts being guided by a “best interests” standard. Of course, mom has rights. Increasingly, too, the rights of grandparents are […]

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Divorce planning, with the aid of proven legal counsel

Last updated on April 8, 2021

“Your divorce attorney does not cut your hair; your hair stylist should not practice law.” That is advice — rather obvious, but sometimes necessarily given — proffered by one family law commentator in a media opinion piece that shares some winning strategies for persons involved in divorce proceedings in Georgia and elsewhere. What Daniel Clement […]

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Divorce mediation can also be effective following dissolution

Last updated on April 8, 2021

The expression “scorched earth” fits seamlessly with certain depictions of armed conflict. And divorce. At least some divorces. Couples in certain instances retain their personal resentments and acrimony throughout the dissolution process, rendering it a virtual imperative that they end their marriage in the same adversarial fashion that they endured it. That means inside the […]

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Dealing with post-divorce financial concerns of the “out” spouse

Last updated on April 8, 2021

A certified financial planner who regularly contributes media pieces on personal investment decisions and wealth management recently wrote an article about a person he terms the “out spouse” following a divorce. That designation conveniently contrasts, of course, with the “in spouse,” who can most easily be understood as the former partner who has a seemingly […]

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