Posts by Scott Shaw
My Ex-Husband and I Live Two Hours Apart. Whose Responsibility is It to Transport the Children for Visitation?
In today’s increasingly mobile society, it is not unusual for ex-spouses to end up living far apart from one another, whether the distance is a 30 minute drive or a cross-country flight. Difficulties may arise, however, when former couples have to develop a visitation schedule for their minor children, which necessarily must include specific transportation…
Read MoreHow Can I Get Our Child Counseling During Our Divorce?
No matter how resilient a child may be in adapting to new or different circumstances, divorce will still impact your children, even if it is resolved in a completely amicable manner. As a result, some children may exhibit signs of stress or emotional duress, including sleeping or eating problems, acting sad or depressed, expressing guilt,…
Read MoreCan I Move in With My Significant Other Before My Divorce is Final?
There is no law in Georgia or anywhere, for that matter, that prohibits you from jumping into a new relationship head-on and moving in with your significant other, even if your divorce isn’t quite final yet. However, depending on the sort of divorce you are facing, as well as the issues on which you and…
Read MoreWhat To Do If Your Child is a Victim of Child Abuse
What do you do if a child makes an allegation of sexual abuse? The child tells you that he or she has been sexually touched. It is a nightmare scenario, both for alleged abuser trying to defend him or herself, and for the parent trying to protect the child from abuse. This is not an…
Read MoreWhat to do if your child is a victim of child abuse, molestation, or sexual abuse in a divorce or child custody case in the Atlanta Metro area and State of Georgia.
What do you do if a child makes an allegation of sexual abuse? The child tells you that he or she has been sexually touched. It is a nightmare scenario, both for alleged abuser trying to defend him or herself, and for the parent trying to protect the child from abuse. This is not an…
Read MoreStudent Loan Debts and Property Division in Your Georgia Divorce
Georgia is an equitable property division state, which means that in a divorce, the parties’ marital property should be divided between them in a fair and equitable manner. An equitable division, however, does not always mean an equal division. Georgia law treats debts in a similar manner; all marital debts are divided equitably between the…
Read MoreIs It Possible for My Spouse to Get Away With Concealing Assets During Our Divorce?
All too often, spouses in high-asset divorce cases, fearing the worst in a prospective divorce judgement, attempt to conceal or hide assets in order to avoid paying the other spouse additional money or giving up other assets. High-profile divorces in the media with record-setting monetary judgments also scare spouses into thinking that they will lose…
Read MoreWho Pays for a Georgia Divorce?
As a general rule, parties in a Georgia divorce are responsible for their own attorneys’ fees. In many cases, however, one spouse will ask the court to order the other spouse to pay his or her attorneys’ fees. When this occurs, it is totally up to the judge to decide if one spouse should pay…
Read MoreHow Does Divorce Affect My Social Security Benefits?
As divorce rates for older Americans continue to rise, Social Security benefits often become an issue in the parties’ divorce proceedings. Divorce can have significant effects on any Social Security benefits that you receive, both now and in the future. For example, an individual who was married for at least 10 years, who is unmarried,…
Read MoreWill I Have to Go to Court for My Divorce?
It is not always necessary for you and your spouse to go to court if you want to get divorced. Whether or not you must appear in front of a judge depends on whether you and your spouse are able to come to an agreement on all issues related to your divorce, including matters related…
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