Psychiatrist / Patient privilege and doctor / client privilege
In some contested divorces where both sides are collecting evidence and conducting discovery, people worry about the confidentiality of their psychiatric records and how those …
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Effective Divorce Negotiating And “Knowing Your Rights”
Negotiating your divorce can be a scary and daunting task for the unskilled and uneducated. Unlike buying a car or a house, the decisions made …
Counselors, Custody Evaluations and Divorce
In some contested divorces where both sides cannot agree on who should have custody of the children the Court or a Guardian …
In Georgia, what legal rights do same sex couples have with marriage, divorce and child custody?
In Georgia, what legal rights do same sex couples have with marriage, divorce and child custody? In Georgia, O.C.G.A. 19-3-3.1 defines marriage and states …
Arbitration
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution that is much less used in divorce and family law cases than mediation. Georgia has codified the …
Georgia’s 14-Year-Old Custody Law
“In all custody cases in which the child has reached the age of 14 years, the child shall have the right to select the parent …
DIVORCE AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
If you are facing a Georgia divorce and you own a business with your spouse (or if your spouse owns a business), be prepared for some …
DIVIDING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Dividing retirement benefits in a divorce is a tricky and complex process. The first thing to do is to determine whether the retirement plan is …
HOW LONG DOES A DIVORCE TAKE?
A common question we receive is “how long will my divorce take”. The answer, of course, is it depends! In order to figure out how …
EXPERT WITNESSES AND DIVORCE
Not every divorce trial needs expert witnesses. However, when used effectively, they can sway the course of a trial in favor of a husband or …