Post-Divorce
Articles about post-divorce legal matters including modifications, contempt, and appeals.
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What Counts as a Change for Child Support?
Georgia child support can change on a substantial change in either parent's income and financial status or in the child's needs, measured from the last order.
Read MoreAsking a Georgia Court What Your Decree Means
If you and your former spouse disagree about what your Georgia divorce decree requires, a declaratory judgment action lets a court decide the question.
Read MoreCan a Nonparty Be Held in Contempt in Georgia?
In Georgia you generally cannot be held in contempt of an order that does not direct you, unless you know of the order and help a party defeat it.
Read MoreCivil vs. Criminal Contempt in Georgia
Civil contempt in Georgia lasts only until you obey the order. Criminal contempt punishes a past violation with a fixed sentence capped by statute.
Read MoreClarifying vs. Modifying a Decree in Georgia
In a Georgia contempt case, the judge can interpret what an unclear divorce decree means but, apart from visitation, cannot change what it requires.
Read MoreDirect vs. Indirect Contempt in Georgia
Courtroom misconduct that disrupts a Georgia hearing can be punished on the spot. Contempt outside court, like violating a divorce decree, needs notice first.
Read MoreNotice Before a Georgia Contempt Hearing
Before a Georgia court holds you in contempt of a divorce or custody order, you are entitled to notice of the specific charges and a fair chance to prepare.
Read MoreProving Criminal Contempt in Georgia
Criminal contempt in Georgia must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, both the violation of the order and that it was willful.
Read MoreTaking the Fifth in a Georgia Contempt Case
In a Georgia criminal contempt hearing your silence cannot be used as proof against you, but a judge need not warn a party who has a lawyer.
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