Many stepparents have strong and valued relationships with their stepchildren. They might assume crucial parenting responsibilities and provide financial resources. For some families, stepparents adoption can help secure connections and make it easier for children to...
Family Law
What are community and separate properties?
Asset division is one of the most difficult parts of divorce for many couples, especially those without children. Understanding how assets can be divided in a divorce can help relieve any tensions that may exist about the process. Defining community properties The...
How to break the news about your divorce to your children
Deciding to get a divorce is a hard decision for many married couples to make. Once you make the decision, telling the kids is one of the next steps. You should not tell your children until you are completely sure of the decision. Once you are sure, you should tell...
How does your ex’s choice of childcare impact your children?
Following a divorce, most parents have to continue working. You can no longer rely on one another to be home with the children at all times. When you have joint custody, you can pick different forms of childcare from your ex. If you and your spouse cannot agree on...
Factors involved in child custody decisions
One of the most significant decisions that divorcing couples need to make is child custody. Parents need to think about who the children will live with and who will make major decisions regarding their well-being. Patients can come up with a custody agreement on their...
Back child support and license suspension in Georgia
If you owe back child support, you need to understand the different penalties that could arise. Aside from overwhelming stress, the loss of your tax refund and even the possibility of arrest, failing to pay child support could lead to the suspension of your driver's...
Navigating a custody dispute as a father
Finding yourself in the middle of a dispute over child custody can generate intense emotions. Whether you worry about how the outcome of the dispute will affect your relationship with your children or you have concerns about your child's other parent, it is pivotal to...
Preparing your children to welcome another sibling via adoption
Adopting a child into your family can create a unique opportunity to teach your children about unconditional love. Preparing them to welcome another sibling via this route might improve acceptance. Prior to making any concrete decisions about adoption, consider how...
What types of divorce does Georgia recognize?
Though divorce ultimately has the same outcome for everyone — it ends a marriage — not all divorces are the same. Some states recognize two or more types of divorce. You may know this if you recently researched divorce in the Peach State. Per SmartAsset, Georgia...
Is Georgia a community property state?
Whether you have a blissful union or you and your spouse recently decided to part ways, it may help you to understand Georgia’s property division laws. Property division laws typically abide by two traditional legal theories: community property and equitable...