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Georgia, like most other states, is an equitable distribution state. This rule has two components. First, all property in a divorce, including debts and assets, must be divided equitably. In Cobb County family courts, equitably is usually, but not always, the same as equally. Furthermore, the divorce cannot be an unfair financial burden on either …
Georgia’s stalking law is unusually broad. Most states define stalking as a series of communications designed to harass or intimidate a person. Georgia’s anti-stalking law also criminalizes one-time and third-party contact. However, these two charges often don’t hold up in court. More on that below. Usually, stalking is a family “violence” crime. We put “violence” …
We admit this title is not quite as catchy as the Texas Two-Step. However, for over half of Georgia families, a divorce is, or at least should be, a three-step process. About 54 percent of households are headed by a single parent, the mom and/or dad has been married before, the parents are unmarried, some …
Families with a married mother and father, who have never been married to anyone else before, along with their pure biological children make up less than a quarter of the households in America. Ideally, blended families would all live together in peace, harmony, and stability, just like the Brady Bunch. However, as most of us …
We’re angry people. Most of us keep a lid on it most of the time. But about 10 percent of people regularly lose control and violently express their anger. The target of this anger could be direct, like a family member, or indirect, like the Democrats. In both cases, a household member often bears the …
Subsequent marriages and blended families usually don’t turn out like the Brady Bunch. In fact, two-thirds of second marriages end in divorce. The divorce rate for third and subsequent marriages is even higher. Divorce always involves complex emotional and financial issues. Second marriages magnify these issues. Procedurally, second divorces are exactly like first divorces. But …
