Navigating the complexities of divorce and separation can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to financial matters. Alimony, or spousal support, is an important aspect that often requires careful consideration. Whether you're on the verge of a high asset divorce or simply seeking a family lawyer, understanding the different types of alimony is essential. In this guide, we'll look into the various forms of alimony, using insights from The Cherry Law Firm to help you explore your options ..read more

Navigating the turbulent waters of divorce can be overwhelming, but The Cherry Law Firm, divorce attorneys in Marietta, GA, offer a beacon of hope through mediation. Our firm is renowned for its compassionate approach to divorce, providing clients with skilled divorce attorneys and mediators who ..read more

Cookie cutter divorce lawyers, who cut and paste one agreement onto another, should be avoided at all costs.  If that's all it took to come up with a divorce agreement, any six-year old could do the job. If you want your divorce done right, hire the right lawyer from the start.  A lawyer that ..read more

Adultery is most significant when a cheating spouse is seeking to obtain alimony or attorney's fees. For example, if a stay at home wife, or a wife who has comparatively less income than her husband, has cheated, then she may be barred from receiving alimony or attorney's fees in the divorce. In the classic situation where the husband has cheated, this will be a "conduct" factor in the division of property and an evidentiary issue in the award of alimony. If you have cheated, your spouse can argue the affair justifies a denial of alimony and an award of more than 50% of the marital estate in h ..read more

Child support in Georgia is controlled by Georgia law.  It is calculated based upon the gross incomes of each parent. Parents often argue over the correct amount of child support, the manner in which in needs to be paid, how long it should last and what it is intended to cover. Child support is for the support of minor children.  Once a child reaches 18 yeas of age and graduates from high school, child support is no longer paid for support of the child. In Georgia, child support is intended to cover the basic necessities (food, clothing and shelter) for the minor child.  In Geor ..read more

In Georgia, the courts divide decision-making for children into four major categories--education, extracurricular activities, non-emergency healthcare and religion.  Every Georgia Parenting  Plan must specify one of the parents as the final decision making in each of these four areas.  Absent any major philosophical differences in the medical arena, the primary physician custodian of the children is normally awarded final decision-making for the children.  One exception is when the sex of the primary physical custodian differs from the sex of the child, in which event, judg ..read more

If you believe your child is in danger, call the Department of Children and Family Services or the police but don't take matters into your own hands and withhold custody.  What you can do is file an Emergency Motion With The Court for Temporary Custody of your child.  Ultimately, the Court will have to decide whether there is a danger to your child that warrants a change of custody.  That is not a decision you can make unilaterally. Keep in mind that if you do make the decision to unilaterally withhold parenting time from your ex, you risk being sanctioned by the Court or ..read more

When you are in desperate need of a lawyer, you may be willing to sign any Fee Agreement sent to you without even looking at it closely. Before you sign, take the time to carefully review any Attorney Fee Agreement before you sign on the dotted line. Be sure to read the fine print before you sign a Fee Agreement in a Georgia divorce or family law case.  If you sign first and ask questions later, you may end up costing yourself unnecessary attorney's fees and the headaches that go along with overpaying for services ..read more

Here are five common misconceptions about divorce that we hear all the time: #1 - It Has to Be Nasty. Divorce doesn't have to be nasty.  Many divorces are uncontested.  Some that are contested are still amicable.  The parties are the ones who control whether the divorce will or wont be nasty.   ..read more

Most see it coming.  It's years in the making and the final announcement, of the demise of your marriage, is certainly no surprise. The worst thing you can do is play the victim and do nothing at all. Always be ready to advocate for yourself and to give your attorney all of the ammo you have to help prepare your case ..read more