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Why Asset Values Matter in a Georgia Divorce
A Georgia court divides property on the values the evidence proves, and a spouse who cannot prove a value can lose a share of the asset.
Read MoreCan Your Spouse Administer Your Estate If a Divorce Was Pending?
No. Georgia strips a surviving spouse of the right to be appointed over an estate when a divorce or separate maintenance action was pending at the death.
Read MoreHow to Change Your Name in Georgia
A name change is a superior court petition with a four-week publication requirement, and victims of family violence can have that requirement waived.
Read MoreOnly Superior Court Can Grant a Georgia Divorce
The Georgia Constitution gives superior courts exclusive jurisdiction over divorce cases, and no agreement between spouses can move that power elsewhere.
Read MoreThree Parts of Georgia Divorce Jurisdiction
A Georgia divorce court needs subject matter jurisdiction, jurisdiction over the parties, and proper venue, and only the first of the three cannot be waived.
Read MoreWhen a Georgia Divorce Judgment Is Void
A divorce judgment entered without subject matter jurisdiction is void, cannot be cured by agreement, and can be attacked at any time.
Read MorePrenuptial Agreements and Temporary Alimony
Georgia's Supreme Court has not squarely decided if a prenuptial agreement's alimony waiver bars temporary alimony; two decisions show how the issue arises.
Read MoreSummary Judgment and Prenuptial Agreements
A Georgia judge may decide on summary judgment whether a prenuptial agreement is enforceable, but not when a material fact about it is genuinely disputed.
Read MoreWhen a Prenuptial Agreement Fails in Georgia
Once a Georgia trial court rules a prenuptial agreement void and unenforceable, the judge or jury deciding the rest of the divorce may not consider its terms.
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