If the visitation is court-ordered, the simple answer is yes, you must make your child go to visitation. It does not matter if the visitation is set out in an order or in a settlement agreement that has been incorporated into a decree of divorce, the parties are obligated to comply with the terms of…
A divorce and an annulment are similar legal proceedings to end a marriage, however the final results are very different from one another. A divorce is the dissolution of a valid marriage and an annulment is a legal decree that declares a marriage was never valid to begin with. Unlike divorce, which simply terminates an…
Rushing into a marriage may be quick but getting out of it takes a lot longer. Getting the divorce over with quickly should not be a driving force in decision-making throughout the process. Waiting Period for Uncontested Divorces At a minimum, it takes 31 days to get a divorce in Georgia. This is because Georgia…
Back-to-school season is upon us. The new year often brings a new school, new teachers and new activities for kids and divorced parents to juggle. For divorced parents, the beginning of the school year is a great time to hit a reset button and discuss the impending changes to schedules and activities. Just like the…
“Check your problems at the door.” It’s a mantra some workplace environments live by. However, it’s easier said than done. It’s easy for problems in our personal lives to bleed into our professional lives. The trauma of going through a divorce isn’t something you can just turn off like a light switch. From the court…
When a marriage ends in divorce, one spouse may need to continue financially assisting or supporting the other spouse. Alimony, also referred to as spousal support, is paid by the higher-earning spouse to the non-earning or lower-earning spouse and is separate from the division of marital property. Alimony ensures that spouses who may have refrained…
In Georgia, child custody is most often determined during the divorce process by mutually agreeing parents, subject to a judge’s approval, or by the judge based solely on the child’s best interests. The resulting custody order is a complex document, covering many important things, including visitation. The custody order, referred to as a parenting plan,…
Most kids look forward to summer break as soon as the spring semester at school starts. However, being a divorced couple brings a new layer of uncertainty – for both parents and kids. Without school to fill children’s daily schedules, an entirely different schedule within your parenting plan may be required. Here are a…
CourtTV is back in session, with gavel-to-gavel coverage of some of the most gripping trials making national headlines. ATC’s veteran Atlanta Defense Attorneys, Patrick McDonough and Trinity Hundredmark, have been tapped to join the on-air team as commentators and will provide in-depth analysis of all the court proceedings. McDonough & Hundredmark recently shared key legal…
Raising and caring for children after a divorce is not only hard work, but it’s also expensive. Many single parents depend on child support to provide basic necessities for their children. When a non-custodial parent stops paying child support, the custodial parent faces the burden of financial hardship and ultimately, the children may suffer. If…