When you are involved in a child support case in Georgia, the court generally uses the Income Shares Model. This approach focuses on the idea that a child benefits from both parents’ income, similar to what the child may have received if both parents lived together....
Divorce often brings one main concern: what happens to the property you and your spouse share? Georgia does not follow a strict 50/50 rule. Courts apply equitable distribution, which focuses on fairness rather than equal division. This means results may vary from case...
Being a father without being married to your child’s mother can raise a lot of questions. You may wonder what the law allows, what responsibilities you have, and how to stay involved. Knowing the steps you can take helps protect your relationship with your child and...
There are many reasons why only one spouse may work in a married household. Perhaps the other spouse runs their own business, and they need to focus entirely on their career. Maybe they work in a high-demand profession, such as medicine, where they have irregular...
Co-parenting generally involves working cooperatively to raise children in two separate households. When parents can make those arrangements work, the entire family may benefit. Unfortunately, some parents are less cooperative than others. Certain parents resent the...
Many men in Georgia become fathers after getting married, but plenty of others have children without getting married first. Unmarried fathers often worry about their relationships with their children. They may have heard inaccurate information claiming that they...
Some parents in Texas find ways to cooperate with each other about custody matters. Although divorces and breakups often lead to powerful emotions, parents often do their best to put their children first when family circumstances change. Even parents who want to do...
There are many possible consequences for domestic violence charges in Georgia. A judge hearing a case can hand down penalties ranging from incarceration or probation to fines. Some people plead guilty because they hate the idea of taking the matter to court and...
Like every other state, Georgia allows you to get divorced for any reason. However, ending your marriage can have a significant emotional toll on yourself and your children. Fortunately, there are steps that you can take to make a divorce easier on your kids. Stay out...
If you decide to end your marriage, you may still be responsible for paying the mortgage on the family home. Although Georgia law uses equitable distribution rules for property division purposes, a divorce decree has little impact on a mortgage contract. However,...