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What Is a Separation Agreement in Georgia?
A Georgia separation agreement is a contract spouses make while living apart that settles support and property between them.
Read MoreDoes Adultery Bar Alimony in Georgia?
Adultery can cost a spouse alimony in Georgia, but only if the adultery caused the separation.
Read MoreWhat is a Parenting Coordinator in Georgia?
Georgia has no parenting coordinator statute, so the order appointing one controls what that person can do in your case.
Read MoreWhen Does Child Support End in Georgia?
Georgia child support normally ends at 18, but a judge can extend it to age 20 while the child finishes high school.
Read MoreCan a Contract Require You to Separate or File for Divorce in Georgia?
A Georgia contract obligating spouses to live apart or to obtain a divorce is void, but a support agreement signed after they have already separated is not.
Read MoreCollusion as a Defense to Divorce in Georgia
Georgia will not grant a fault-ground divorce that the spouses arranged between themselves for the purpose of ending the marriage.
Read MoreDid No-Fault Divorce End Georgia's Collusion Rules?
Georgia's courts say the 1973 no-fault ground changed the state's public policy on divorce, but the collusion bar was never repealed.
Read MoreDoes a Settlement Agreement Count as Collusion in a Georgia Divorce?
A normal Georgia divorce settlement dividing property, setting custody, and waiving service is not collusion and does not bar the divorce.
Read MoreIs an Agreement Not to Contest a Divorce Void in Georgia?
Georgia once voided any agreement in which a spouse promised not to defend a divorce, but that rule was overruled in 1981.
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