Family Law

Divorce, by all accounts, is a difficult undertaking. Things become even more difficult when one of the parties in the divorce has a personality disorder. If your spouse is a narcissist, there is a pretty good chance that ending the marriage will likely be just as...

For most people going through a divorce, the gut reaction quite often is to leave the homes they share with their estranged spouses as soon as possible. And while the temptation may obviously be great and the justification sensible, it is important to understand that...

Your ex-spouse was ordered to pay child support, but they almost never do it. It wasn't always this way. They did pay the child support to start, but it has been a couple of years since the divorce and they've essentially stopped paying you. You want to get your child...

When you get divorced, you may want to move out of the local area. You may currently be in a suburb of a small town or city, but that may not be where you want to be. You may love to be within the busy city itself or prefer to go to a more rural home. There are a few...

If a court has mandated that your visits with your children be supervised by a third party, you may be angry and frustrated with the court, your co-parent and anyone who may have provided testimony or evidence against you. However, it’s crucial that you make the most...

Children who are learning new ways of life after their parents’ divorce are often uncertain about what’s going to happen. It’s up to the parents to ensure that the children have what they need. One thing that might be stressful for the children is transition days....

Property division takes center stage in virtually every divorce. The accumulation of marital property and assets over time may result in heated property division discussions, especially when both parties cannot agree on how to best divide what they have. In that case,...

Before the advent of "no-fault" divorce in Georgia (and other states), it used to be much more difficult to leave an unhappy marriage. Either one spouse would have to admit that their misbehavior was at the root of the marital breakdown or the other spouse would have...

Coming up with a parenting plan after you split with your spouse can be challenging. It's even more so if one or both parents are in the military. While many service member parents petition for joint custody of their child if they live in the same geographic area as...

You and your spouse decide to split up, and you do not have children, which removes the need for custody battles and co-parenting arrangements. It makes the divorce easier, in theory, because you just have to handle property division.  But what about your family pet?...