Alimony Agreements
Incorporating and enforcing alimony agreements in Georgia divorce.
Can Alimony Be a Percentage of Income in Georgia?
Georgia enforces alimony set as a percentage of the paying spouse's income, awarded or agreed, so long as the income base is defined well enough to compute.
Read MoreCost-of-Living Adjustments to Alimony in Georgia
A Georgia alimony award can adjust itself, but only from a definite base amount and on a specified financial change, not on the passage of time alone.
Read MoreIncorporating an Alimony Agreement Into the Decree
Once a Georgia decree incorporates an alimony agreement it is enforced by contempt, changed only by the court, and terms beyond a judge's power are locked in.
Read MoreSocial Security and Alimony Offsets in Georgia
A Georgia alimony payer gets no automatic credit when the former spouse draws Social Security on his record, but his own benefits can count as income.
Read MoreSubstituting Property for Cash Alimony in Georgia
A Georgia spouse ordered to pay cash alimony cannot swap in property or a set-off on his own; a substitute counts only if the recipient or court accepted it.
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