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Military benefits as marital property
The Supreme Court of Georgia recently made a ruling that has the potential to affect every member of the military going through a divorce and dividing assets. In Michel v. Michel, the parties were  ...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

Effect of Settlement Agreement on Estate after Death
Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals heard a case where a divorce settlement agreement affected property in the estate of one of the parties after his death. In Frier v. Frier, the parties entered  ...read more

Contempt and Retirement Accounts
The Georgia Supreme Court recently heard a case wherein parties were divorced and the wife was awarded half of the husband's 401K, which was to be paid to her via a Qualified Domestic Relations Order  ...read more

Georgia Supreme Court reverses Order of Contempt entered by Atlanta trial court
On April 28, 2009, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed an Order of the Dekalb County Superior Court finding a wife in contempt of the equitable distribution portion of the parties? divorce decree.   ...read more

Impact of declining Real Estate market on Cherokee County Divorces
With the ongoing real estate decline, couples involved in a Cherokee County divorce are finding that the most difficult piece of property to deal with in equitable distribution is the marital  ...read more

Equitable Division in Georgia: Non-Financial Contributions
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

Atlanta Divorce, Equitable Distribution ? Georgia Case Update
On May 4, 2009, the Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in the Atlanta Divorce case of Patel v. Patel (S09F0505), In this case, This case involved a long marriage of 22 years. The Husband was a doctor  ...read more

Divorce Settlement Agreements - Georgia Case Law Update
On January 29, 2009, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the trial court, which held that the Husband's claim for indemnification under the divorce settlement agreement was barred  ...read more

Adultery's effect on a divorce case in Georgia
Adultery on the part of one spouse can affect many aspects of a divorce in Georgia, including alimony, equitable distribution, and even child custody. If a spouse's adultery was the cause of the  ...read more

How can I prove my spouse's adultery?
As an Atlanta divorce lawyer, our law firm is often confronted with dealing with issues of adultery as they related to a divorce. In Georgia, adultery on the part of one spouse can affect many  ...read more

Marital Property in Georgia - Georgia Case Law Update
On January 12, 2009, the Supreme Court of Georgia addressed an interesting issue regarding equitable division of marital property in the Georgia divorce case of Smith v. Smith (S08F1706), where the  ...read more

Georgia Case Law Update ? Visitation, Child Support, Marital Property
In Rumley-Miawama v. Miawama (S08F1541), the Supreme Court of Georgia heard a Wife's appeal from the judgment in her divorce case. The Wife was unhappy with the visitation, child support and  ...read more

Attorneys Fees in a Georgia Divorce under O.C.G.A. § 19-6-2
According to O.C.G.A. § 19-6-2, you can be awarded attorney's fees in a divorce, but the award of attorney's fees is ultimately decided by the judge assigned in your case. After the judge hears  ...read more

Joint Debts and Divorce
In a divorce, it is common for the parties to have join debt. While there is a lot of focus on dividing up the assets of a marriage, often, not enough attention gets paid to dividing up the debt of  ...read more