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Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Cobb County Parenting Seminar
Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar if the parties have children under the age of 18. See Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.8. Cobb County (Acworth, ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Grounds for Divorce - Adultery
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law. OCGA §19-5-3. The sixth ground under the statute is ?[a]dultery in either of the parties after marriage.? OCGA ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Grounds for Divorce - Pregnancy
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2008/09/what_are_the_grounds_for_divor.html#more">13 grounds allowed by law. OCGA §19-5-3. The ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Forsyth and Cherokee County Parenting Seminar
Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar if the parties have children under the age of 18. See Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.8. Forsyth County ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Grounds for Divorce - Force, Menace, Duress or Fraud
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law. OCGA §19-5-3. The fourth ground under the statute is ?[f]orce, menace, duress, or fraud in obtaining the ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Grounds for Divorce - Impotency
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law. OCGA §19-5-3. The third ground under the statute is ?[i]mpotency at the time of the marriage.? OCGA ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Fulton County Parenting Seminar
Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar if the parties have children under the age of 18. See Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.8. Fulton County ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Grounds for Divorce - Mental Incapacity
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law. OCGA §19-5-3. The second ground under the statute is ?[m]ental incapacity at the time of the marriage.? OCGA ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Grounds for Divorce - Intermarriage
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law. OCGA §19-5-3. The first ground under the statute is ?[i]ntermarriage by persons within the prohibited degrees ...read more
Telephone visitation
When one thinks of custody and visitation in a divorce case, the first thing that most likely comes to mind is: ?When will I see my children?? An important aspect of visitation is not only when you ...read more
Joint Physical Custody and Legal Custody in Atlanta Divorces
As Atlanta divorce attorneys, we are often confronted with questions from parents who want to know more about joint physical custody and legal custody of their children. In order to answer these ...read more
What is a temporary hearing?
Unfortunately, it can often take a long time to finalize a contested divorce in Georgia. Often, there are issues that need to be addressed sooner rather than later and, in those cases, a temporary ...read more
Equitable Division and the Declining Real Estate Market
As we have discussed on previous blogs, Georgia is an equitable distribution state, which means that a division of marital assets does not have to be equal, but merely a fair division of property ...read more
Settlement Agreement Enforced Over Party's Objection
Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the enforcement of a divorce settlement agreement over the wife/mother's objection. In that case, the father filed for divorce and sought legal and ...read more
Custody and the child's choice
A judge can sometimes consider the child's choice in making a custody decision. In any contested custody case, the judge hearing and deciding the issue of custody has a duty ?to exercise discretion ...read more