After your divorce, you may feel like it’s time to pick up and move on – but you can’t do that very easily when moving would affect your co-parent’s custody and visitation rights. Relocating with a child post-divorce is something that almost always ends up before a...
When is it time to change a parenting schedule?
Parents who are divorced have custody rights. These rights can give parents the responsibility and obligations to decide how their children are raised, such as where they live, who attends their doctor appointments, if they have a religious upbringing and their...
When should you tell your kids about the divorce?
Chances are you never planned to have a divorce conversation with your children. However, if you and your spouse have decided to go your separate ways, you need to tell them about it, lest they figure it out by themselves. But when is the right time to do this? Here...
We are getting divorced. What do we do with our family home?
Owning a home is a significant life milestone. If you acquired a home while married, then it will almost certainly be classified as marital property. Thus, in the event of divorce, who gets to keep the marital home may become a subject of serious contention. Dividing...
Why is it a problem to commingle your inheritance?
If you’re getting an inheritance from your parents and you’re already married, you may be tempted to commingle that inheritance. This just means that you’re mixing it together with other assets and allowing your spouse to use it. An example could be if you use the...
Why can divorce be so painful?
Some life experiences can be painful, including divorce – and this is true even when you’re the person who requested the divorce. If you have decided to file for divorce, you should be ready for a lot of complex, difficult emotions to surface throughout the process....
3 tips for living together during the divorce
When your relationship is broken beyond repair and you decide to divorce, one of the questions you are likely to grapple with is whether you should leave the marital home before finalizing the divorce or not. And this is understandable, especially if the divorce is...
Mistakes to avoid during your child custody case
If you are going through a divorce with kids involved, it will help to be more careful. The court will give orders that are in the child's best interest. But what you do day to day may also be considered. Below are five things to avoid during your child custody case....
Modifying a parenting plan post-divorce in Georgia
When you divorced your child’s other parent, chances are good that you were required to either mutually agree upon the terms of a parenting plan or that the court dictated the terms of one on your family’s behalf. Parenting plans in Georgia have been required in...
Dividing a marital estate in Georgia
There are states across the U.S. that require spouses to divide the value of their marital estate 50-50. This approach attempts to prevent unjust outcomes in the process. Yet, this inflexible approach doesn’t account for the fact that the value of many marital assets...