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Can a Georgia Judge Waive Interest on Arrears?
A Georgia judge may waive or reduce interest on past-due child support or alimony, but only after considering four factors listed in the interest statute.
Read MoreDoes Laches Bar a Contempt Motion in Georgia?
Laches does not bar a contempt motion for unpaid child support in Georgia, and Georgia courts have rejected it against overdue alimony as well.
Read MoreWhat Is Laches in a Georgia Divorce Case?
Laches can bar a late equitable claim in a Georgia divorce case, but only if the delay actually harmed the other side. Here is how courts decide.
Read MoreDefining Cohabitation in Your Alimony Agreement
If a Georgia alimony agreement ends payments on cohabitation without defining it, courts apply the established meaning: living together continuously and openly.
Read MoreHow Georgia Courts Read College Expense Clauses
Georgia courts enforce college expense clauses in divorce agreements as written: 'any and all' means all, and a limit the parents never wrote will not be added.
Read MoreHow Georgia Courts Read Life Insurance Clauses
When a life insurance clause in a Georgia divorce agreement is unclear, courts read it by ordinary contract rules, and what it leaves out decides the case.
Read MoreReading Retirement Clauses in a Georgia Divorce
How Georgia courts read retirement clauses in divorce agreements: a stated share suffices, the agreement's dates control, and a missing comma creates ambiguity.
Read MoreThe Marital Home in a Georgia Divorce Agreement
Georgia courts read marital home provisions literally: what the words describe is divided, what they omit stays as it was, and no sale is ordered unless agreed.
Read MoreWho Pays Medical Bills After a Georgia Divorce?
Georgia courts read medical insurance and expense clauses in divorce agreements by their plain words, including what is medical and any condition attached.
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