Family Law

Child support is often a contentious part of divorce proceedings. Custodial parents worry about obtaining a support order that meets the needs of their children. Parents obligated to pay child support may fear the co-parent will misuse this money. Courts understand...

Deciding what to do with a pet in a divorce can be difficult. The reason for this is that people often feel like their dog is a member of your family – most people do. But the law considers your dog to simply be property. In other words, under the Georgia law, there...

Transitioning from being in a romantic relationship with someone to co-parenting is a challenge. You have to be able to let go of the former relationship’s feelings and focus on what’s best for the children.  Working as a parenting team will enhance the chance that...

For some parents, divorce or separation isn't that complicated. They already have a written agreement with one another discussing how they will share custody of their children and split their property across two households. The average family facing a parental...

Fifteen years ago, you and your spouse promised to love each other until you parted by death. Lately, however, your marriage has been strained, and you don’t know what to do. You find yourself wondering if your marriage is headed for divorce? Admitting that a divorce...

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...