Atlanta High-Asset Divorce Law Blog

It is often the case that when two Georgia residents decide to marry that they find in each other redeeming qualities that they want to nurture. They may trust each other's judgment and may respect each other's opinions; after their wedding and during the course of their marriage they may continue to value each other's positive qualities and have faith that each is acting for the benefit of the other.

Sadly, though, this is not always the truth. Particularly when it comes to financial matters, partners in marriages may hide, conceal and otherwise obscure assets, items of wealth and other accounts from each other out of the hope that they may maintain them for themselves in the event the marriages end in divorce.

A prenuptial agreement is an agreement that can only be made between two parties who intend to marry. In Georgia, a prenuptial agreement can help individuals work out their preferences and differences regarding their assets and finances before they take the long walk down the aisle to marriage. A prenup can be used to solidify financial plans during a couple's legal union, but it also may be used to establish property rights and other financial understandings, in the event that the couple ends their marriage in divorce.

If a couple does not have a prenup, then there will be no impact on a divorce since there is no agreement regarding these topics between them. If a couple has a prenup, then the document will be reviewed and its terms evaluated for validity and fairness. Prenuptial agreements can be set aside, if they are deficient or lacking any of the necessary components of their execution.

Receiving an inheritance from a family member can be an appreciated event for an Atlanta resident. However, if the recipient of the inheritance is married a lot of questions can arise with regard to who owns the property that was acquired and what will happen to it if the recipient and their spouse end their marriage. This post will briefly discuss this somewhat complex property division topic and readers who wish to learn more about it are encouraged to discuss their questions with their divorce and family law attorneys.

For the most part, an inheritance is only owned by the person to whom the inheritance is directed. That is to say, if a person is married and the inheritance they receive is given to them and their spouse in name, then both of the parties to the marriage are owners of the inherited property. However, if the inheritance is only given to a single recipient, despite the fact that they are married that acquired property may be considered the recipient's separate assets.

If we are being honest, we can probably agree that any child custody case which makes its way to a courtroom for litigation is likely going to be ugly. The claws come out, the skeletons fall out of all closets, and the stress levels are high.

Child custody disputes are expensive. An attorney and staff can spend months collecting evidence and performing discovery to prove that their client is the fit and proper person for a child to live with, and that the other parent is not. Due to this, it is in a party's best interest to hire an experienced child custody attorney from the start. Otherwise, there can be thousands spent on attorney's fees with no favorable result. Most parents do not have this kind of money at their disposal. An experienced attorney can prepare your case and collect the evidence needed in a timely manner, while building an air-tight argument for you. Though their rates may be more expensive by the hour, they can save a litigation party hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars by the end of a case.