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Proving a Meretricious Relationship in Georgia
Under Georgia's live-in-lover law, the paying spouse must show a marriage-like relationship, and proof of sex or of shared living expenses will do.
Read MoreSelf-Executing Cohabitation Clauses in Georgia
Georgia lets divorcing spouses agree that alimony ends automatically on cohabitation. Without that agreement, a payer who stops on his own acts at his peril.
Read MoreTaking the Fifth in a Georgia Live-in-Lover Case
A former spouse can refuse to answer whether the relationship is sexual in a Georgia live-in-lover case, but the judge or jury may hold the refusal against her.
Read MoreWhat Counts as Cohabitation for Alimony in Georgia?
Georgia's live-in-lover law reaches only a relationship that is meretricious, continuous and open. Weekend visits and periodic encounters are not enough.
Read MoreAlcohol and Child Custody in Georgia
A Georgia judge can bar a parent from drinking while the child is in that parent's care and allow alcohol tests, but the smell of alcohol alone is not proof.
Read MoreCan a Child Choose Which Parent to Live With?
In Georgia a child of 14 can choose which parent to live with, and that choice is presumptive, but a judge can override it for the child's best interests.
Read MoreCriminal History and Child Custody in Georgia
A Georgia judge may weigh a parent's criminal record in custody. Killing the other parent ends parental power; pending charges alone do not require supervision.
Read MoreFamily Violence and Child Custody in Georgia
A Georgia judge may weigh family violence in any custody case, and once the judge finds it occurred, the safety of the child and the victim parent comes first.
Read MoreMilitary Deployment and Custody in Georgia
Georgia protects a deployed parent's parenting plan: no final change until 90 days after deployment ends, and temporary orders keep the child in contact.
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