The Discarded Wife: A Profile of Fear and Disillusionment
I am a discarded wife. I thought we had a great marriage. We have great kids and a nice home. Our lives were full of date nights, family cookouts, and soccer games. We loved to have friends over. Until my husband decided to throw us away. One day, he just woke up and quit our […]
The Husband Affair: Looks Can be Deceiving
Marietta Adultery Attorney I’m a husband having an affair and cheating on my wife. I came into my marriage with the best of intentions. But, I had no idea what years of marriage would really be like. Our Family Looks Perfect My parents raised me to be a good provider for my family. Nearly every […]
Facebook and Divorce: Watch Your Posts
Facebook and divorce don’t often mix very well. Your Facebook account is a treasure trove of information about you: What you like What you do for fun Where you go Whom you’re with Publishing that kind of information can hurt your divorce or modification case. The internet has a long memory. Did you know you […]
Why is Child Support So Complicated?
One of the more frustrating uncertainties in contested divorce is determining the amount of child support a non-custodial parent will pay to a custodial parent. It would be so easy if I could simply tell my clients: “Child support is 25% of the non-custodial parent’s gross income.” Child support, however – like so many other […]
Let’s Talk About Gay Marriage
Georgia is a conservative state; I get it. There is very little conservative Georgians love more than telling other people how they “ought” to live. It’s fun to have a lot of good advice for sharing. Giving advice is what I do for a living. Outside of the immediate Atlanta area, Georgians are largely opposed […]
Attorneys Fees in Divorce, Custody, and Child Support Cases
Clients nearly always ask me if they can recover their attorneys fees in their family law case. My response is almost always a very tentative “maybe.” The short answer is: – Divorce: Sometimes – Custody: Rarely – Child Support: Often In a divorce proceeding, both parties are entitled to a reasonable sum from the marital estate […]