Settlement Agreements
Divorce settlement agreements in Georgia, including formation, enforcement, construction, and common issues.
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The 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.
Read MoreAmbiguity Is Construed Against the Drafter in Georgia
If a Georgia divorce agreement is genuinely ambiguous, the doubt is resolved against the spouse who drafted it or who took on the obligation.
Read MoreCan a Georgia Divorce Agreement Be Void for Vagueness?
Georgia courts rescue vague divorce agreement terms by construction whenever they can; only a provision that is hopelessly ambiguous is unenforceable.
Read MoreHow Georgia Reads a Divorce Settlement Agreement
A Georgia divorce settlement agreement is construed like any other contract: the judge looks for the parties' intent and will not rewrite the deal.
Read MoreNo Contempt for an Ambiguous Georgia Divorce Decree
A Georgia court can construe an ambiguous divorce decree, but it cannot hold a spouse in contempt for breaking a term that was unclear until the court read it.
Read MorePlain Meaning in a Georgia Divorce Agreement
When the words of a Georgia divorce agreement are clear, the court enforces them as written, even where the result is harsher than a spouse expected.
Read MoreThe Four Corners Rule for Georgia Divorce Agreements
Georgia courts find the intent behind a divorce agreement inside the document itself, read as a whole and in light of the circumstances when it was signed.
Read MoreThe Parol Evidence Rule in Georgia Divorce Agreements
In Georgia, outside evidence cannot add to or contradict a written divorce agreement, but it can explain a term that is genuinely ambiguous.
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