Determining Alimony
Factors and considerations in determining alimony awards in Georgia.
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The Eight Statutory Alimony Factors in Georgia
OCGA 19-6-5(a) lists eight factors a Georgia court must consider in setting the amount of alimony, but they produce no formula and no required findings.
Read MoreTrust Assets and Alimony in Georgia
A trust a spouse created for himself can be reached for alimony in Georgia, and even a trust that cannot be reached counts as part of that spouse's estate.
Read MoreIs My Spouse Cheating? What Georgia Law Says
Cheating matters most to alimony in a Georgia divorce. Where else an affair counts, how adultery is proved, and how to gather evidence without breaking the law.
Read MoreAlimony for an Abandoned Spouse in Georgia
A Georgia spouse who is abandoned or driven from the home can get alimony without a divorce, and the abandonment does not have to last a year.
Read MoreDesertion as a Bar to Alimony in Georgia
A Georgia spouse whose desertion caused the separation cannot get alimony, but the other spouse must prove it, and moving out is not automatically desertion.
Read MoreDoes Adultery Bar Alimony in Georgia?
Adultery can cost a spouse alimony in Georgia, but only if the adultery caused the separation.
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