Divorce is never without stress and this has its downsides, especially when it comes to your health. Divorce can be one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. Divorce affects your health in so many ways if you allow it. Divorce is actually the second most stressful time in a family’s life next to a spouse dying. It can disrupt a person’s finances, living arrangements, relationships, schedules, and parenting ...
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You’ve made the decision to file for divorce, and now you are wondering how to break the news of divorce to the kids. Now what? The first thing you must do is tell the children about the divorce. In order to build trust amongst the children and lessen the chance that they will form resentment is by letting the children know immediately about the divorce. Kids are extremely resilient and in Marietta, Georgia advising the children ...
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Sean Whitworth, Attorney at Law, knows the importance of providing current Child Support Information to potential clients.
In the past, the state of Georgia has calculated support based solely on the income of the non-custodial parent. Support was set within a certain percentage range, depending on the number of children subject to the order.
For example, if a non-custodial parent were ordered to pay ...
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Enforce Child Support for your children’s sake. Is your former spouse failing to pay you the awarded child support – letting you struggle to make ends meet?When faced with this problem, many custodial parents feel powerless. Fortunately, there are several ways to enforce child support in the state of Georgia if the non-custodial parent fails to meet payments, assuming those payments are ...
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Valentine’s Day and Divorce. Long ago during the Middle Ages, this day was a time when courting was in full bloom and was largely associated with love and romance. While Valentine’s Day (Saint Valentine’s Day) was originally a liturgical celebration and a feast day, it slowly ...
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Going through a Divorce? There are rules newly separated couples need to follow while going through the divorce proceedings.
Newly separated folks often do and say things that they will regret in the future. Emotional outbursts and acts in the name of “Pay Back” are often the causes of money lost, child custody at risk and even folks getting hurt physically.
The ...
Committing adultery (or cheating) can be devastating to a marriage – and doing so often leads to divorce. If you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage due to one spouse’s adultery, you might be wondering whether it will affect any aspect of the divorce proceedings, including the issue of alimony. Read this overview of alimony in Georgia. ...
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Practicing Law is a privilege that requires setting proper expectations with each and every client.
As the Practicing Law Profession becomes more saturated with new lawyers and our homes become more fractured with emotional upheaval, I have begun to ...
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Continue Reading →How To Enforce Child Support in Georgia
The first step is to educate yourself by reading about the law in your state, then hire a qualified Family Law Attorney that can help you enforce child support effectively.There are a number of legal actions you can consider if the parent that does not have custody (the “non-custodial parent”) is not paying the child support that ...
My spouse never put any money in my retirement account why do I have to consider giving them part of my hard earned money is a question that I receive often. It’s hard for clients to understand why they are forced to divide assets that a party had no actual effort in earning or saving. The answer is equity. ...
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