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Forms of Alimony Payment

Different forms that alimony payments can take under Georgia law.

August 26, 2026

Can a Georgia Court Award Real Estate as Alimony?

A Georgia court can award title to a house, a life estate, or use of the home as alimony, even from separate property, and add the mortgage and taxes.

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August 26, 2026

Health Insurance as Alimony in a Georgia Divorce

A Georgia court can order a spouse to keep health insurance for the other as alimony, and a spouse who lets it lapse must pay what it would have covered.

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August 26, 2026

Life Insurance as Alimony in a Georgia Divorce

A Georgia court can order a spouse to carry life insurance for the other as alimony. Because its cost is indefinite, it is periodic and ends at remarriage.

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August 26, 2026

What Is Lump Sum Alimony in a Georgia Divorce?

Lump sum alimony in Georgia is a fixed total paid at once or in installments. Under the Winokur test it cannot be modified and survives remarriage and death.

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