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Alimony vs. Equitable Division vs. Property Settlement
Georgia treats alimony, equitable division, and a property settlement as three different things, and the difference decides what can change later.
Read MoreCan You Get Palimony in Georgia After a Breakup?
Georgia has no palimony. A promise of support in exchange for living together as a couple is void, though claims not founded on the relationship survive.
Read MoreWhat Is Alimony in Georgia and How Does It Work?
Alimony in Georgia is support paid out of one spouse's estate to the other once they live apart. What it is, when it is awarded, and the forms it can take.
Read MoreWhat Is Periodic Alimony in a Georgia Divorce?
Periodic alimony in Georgia is support paid in installments whose total is not fixed. That is why it can be modified and why it ends at death or remarriage.
Read MoreCan Fathers Win Child Custody in Georgia?
Yes. Georgia law gives neither parent a head start in custody, and the judge decides on the child's best interests. An unmarried father must legitimate first.
Read MoreGeorgia Child Custody FAQs
Short answers to common Georgia custody questions, including whether courts favor mothers, when a child can choose, moving, visitation, and child support.
Read MoreGeorgia's Equitable Caregiver Statute
A non-parent can seek custody or visitation in Georgia as an equitable caregiver, but must prove five things by clear and convincing evidence.
Read MoreBoth Parents Owe Child Support in Georgia
In Georgia the duty to support a child is joint and several. It rests on each parent no matter who has custody, which is why both incomes go on the worksheet.
Read MoreChild Support for Unmarried Parents in Georgia
Georgia uses the same child support guidelines and worksheet whether or not the parents were married; once paternity is established the math is identical.
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