Post-Divorce
Articles about post-divorce legal matters including modifications, contempt, and appeals.
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Attorney's Fees in Alimony Modification Cases
In a Georgia alimony modification case, the court may award fees to the prevailing party, and may make a paying spouse who files cover the other's defense.
Read MoreCan Support Be Changed Retroactively in Georgia?
A Georgia court can change alimony or child support only from the date of its order forward. Payments already due stay owed, with one rule for lost income.
Read MoreHow to Modify Alimony in Georgia
Either former spouse can ask a Georgia court to change periodic alimony by a new petition in the right county; repeat financial petitions face a two-year limit.
Read MoreWhat You Must Prove to Change Alimony
To change Georgia alimony on financial grounds, you must prove a substantial change in either spouse's income and financial status, not just a smaller paycheck.
Read MoreContempt While a Georgia Appeal Is Pending
An appeal usually bars contempt for violating the order on appeal, with exceptions, and a person appealing a contempt finding can ask for supersedeas.
Read MoreCustody Orders During a Georgia Appeal
During an appeal, a custody order in a Georgia custody case stays in effect, but a divorce decree's custody terms go on hold unless the judge orders otherwise.
Read MoreHow to Appeal a Georgia Divorce Judgment
Most Georgia divorce and post-divorce orders can be appealed only by an application filed within 30 days. Custody cases outside a divorce are the exception.
Read MoreHow to Preserve Issues for a Georgia Appeal
Georgia appellate courts generally will not review a complaint about a divorce trial that was never raised with the trial judge, so object and make a record.
Read MoreSupersedeas in a Georgia Divorce Appeal
An appeal or a motion for new trial usually puts a Georgia divorce judgment on hold, but the judge can limit that hold or require a bond.
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