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Can a Judge Reject Your Divorce Settlement?
A Georgia judge may approve or reject a divorce settlement in whole or in part, but must actually review it, give you a hearing, and cannot rewrite it.
Read MoreCan Conduct Change a Georgia Divorce Agreement?
Georgia contract law lets parties change a deal by mutual departure, but a divorce decree cannot be modified by private agreement or by how the ex-spouses act.
Read MoreCan Your Lawyer Bind You to a Divorce Settlement?
In Georgia your attorney of record has apparent authority to settle your divorce, and a settlement your lawyer agreed to is enforceable against you.
Read MoreCollege Costs in a Georgia Divorce Agreement
In Georgia a divorced parent owes college expenses only if the agreement says so, and once the promise is in the decree it is enforced by contempt.
Read MoreEnforcing a Side Agreement After a Georgia Divorce
A written side agreement that is consistent with a Georgia divorce decree and covers what the decree does not can be enforced as an ordinary contract.
Read MoreFraud, Duress, and Mistake in Divorce Settlements
Fraud, duress, accident, or mistake can void a Georgia divorce settlement, but once the judge adopts it you must attack the judgment itself within three years.
Read MoreIs an Oral Divorce Settlement Binding in Georgia?
An oral settlement of a Georgia divorce is binding if its existence is undisputed and every essential term was agreed, especially once it is announced in court.
Read MoreLife Insurance Promised in a Georgia Divorce
A life insurance promise in a Georgia divorce agreement creates a vested interest for the former spouse or children that survives a later beneficiary change.
Read MoreRetirement Terms in a Georgia Divorce Agreement
Once a Georgia divorce decree divides retirement benefits as agreed, a court cannot later rewrite the division, even to fix a bad bargain or an impossible term.
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