Alimony
Articles about alimony in Georgia, including types, determination, enforcement, and tax implications.
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Contempt for Nonpayment of Alimony in Georgia
A Georgia ex-spouse who can pay alimony and does not can be jailed for contempt, and the burden of proving inability to pay is on the spouse who stopped paying.
Read MoreDiversion Programs for Unpaid Alimony in Georgia
A Georgia judge can send a working spouse held in contempt for unpaid alimony to a county diversion center, where the job continues and pay goes to the debt.
Read MoreGarnishing Wages for Unpaid Alimony in Georgia
A Georgia alimony judgment can be garnished without a new judgment, and a continuing garnishment for support takes up to half of disposable earnings until paid.
Read MoreIncome Deduction Orders for Alimony in Georgia
Georgia law requires a separate income withholding order whenever a court establishes, enforces or modifies alimony, so the payments come straight out of wages.
Read MoreWhat Happens When Alimony Goes Unpaid in Georgia
Unpaid Georgia alimony is collected by contempt, execution, garnishment or wage withholding, it earns 7 percent interest, and the judgment never goes dormant.
Read MoreAttorney's Fees as Temporary Alimony in Georgia
In a Georgia divorce or alimony case, attorney's fees are awarded as expenses of litigation and treated as temporary alimony, so that both spouses can litigate.
Read MoreAttorney's Fees Based on Financial Circumstances
A Georgia court awarding attorney's fees in a divorce must consider both spouses' financial circumstances, and an award with no evidence of them is reversed.
Read MoreCan Bankruptcy Erase a Georgia Divorce Fee Award?
A fee award in a Georgia divorce is treated as alimony, and support debts are not discharged in bankruptcy. A Georgia court can decide whether yours qualifies.
Read MoreDo Attorney's Fees Survive a Divorce Dismissal?
Dismissing a Georgia divorce or alimony case does not erase a fee award already made or the court's power to award fees already incurred, if you act in time.
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