Divorce, support, other matters: Problems persist for some athletes

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Perhaps the first thing that all newly signed professional athletes should do — actually, should arguably be required to do and certainly in advance of entering into marriage, buying a house, investing in a business or executing marketing contracts — is participate with full energy and focus in a financial workshop aimed toward helping them […]

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The alimony debate: Is alimony necessary or outdated?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

An author and facilitator of marriage workshops recently offered her views on the issue of alimony in response to questions from her clients, who took one side or the other based on age and marital status. Younger clients felt that alimony following divorce was a thing of the past, out of place in today’s modern […]

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Changing Privacy Settings Due to Divorce: How to Take the First Steps

Last updated on April 8, 2021

When taking the first steps toward getting a divorce, it’s important to reorient your sense of privacy. In a close marriage, sharing bank accounts and all sorts of personal passwords can be an expression of intimacy. But when the relationship starts to go bad, sharing too much personal information can become a problem. Changing your […]

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Kobe Bryant and others: High-asset division in celebrity divorces

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In a high-asset divorce, the numbers are relative. In other words, a given divorce proceeding entailing what most people might deem as significant realty and personal assets can be easily eclipsed by one that follows it and features an even weightier property division. The details concerning some celebrity divorces certainly bear this out. Take Kobe […]

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Protecting interests in a family business in the event of divorce

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In Georgia, a divorce that involves a family-owned business and its various considerations – which can centrally include property valuation, ownership, previous contracts and a host of other matters – can be complex and time-consuming. Although running a family-owned business can bring many advantages, a high-asset divorce can prove devastating and costly if a plan […]

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Georgia DHS takes boxer Holyfield to court on child support matter

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Although a biographical sketch on his website states that he earned more than $230 million from his lengthy and storied boxing career, former world champion Evander Holyfield apparently lacks sufficient funds to get current on child support payments he owes. Holyfield has a long history of legal disputes with multiple ex-wives, with divorce settlements marked […]

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Baby boomer divorce: a mindful focus on assets and property division

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In 2009, 25 percent of all divorcing couples were baby boomers. Twenty years ago, boomers made up just 10 percent of divorcing pairs. Dividing a couple’s assets and income when they are so close to retirement creates challenges that younger divorcees are unlikely to face. Financial planners suggest that all couples, whether they are getting […]

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Should children have more say in child custody decisions?

Last updated on April 8, 2021

One of the most enduring debates in divorce law and child custody matters involves how much say a child of divorcing parents should have when it comes to how much time the child should spend with each parent. Georgia child custody lawyers and judges agree that a child’s needs should come first when creating a […]

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Disabled vet seeks Supreme Court review of spousal support ruling

Last updated on April 8, 2021

In its 1987 Rose decision, the United States Supreme Court interpreted the legislative history underlying VA disability benefits to mean that Congress firmly intends such payments to be made as compensation to a disabled vet “and his family.” That case now stands as strongly entrenched precedent, with courts in 49 states — including Georgia — […]

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Opinion weighs in on Facebook founder’s IPO, marriage and prenup

Last updated on April 8, 2021

“In every single state, a wealthy person is better with a prenup.” So says a close observer of the recent marriage of astronomically wealthy Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who adds that he “cannot comprehend Zuckerberg marrying without one.” So, did Zuckerberg and his new bride, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, execute a prenuptial agreement? No one seems […]

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