Georgia and International Family Law Blog

We often assume that older married people who have been together for a long time will stay that way. As optimistic as that viewpoint is, it's simply not true. The rate of divorce for people older than 50 has doubled since 1990. Though younger people still divorce more often, the frequency of divorce has shot up in older demographics.

You may have heard this phenomenon referred to as "gray divorce." Experts have been researching gray divorce for a while and say that expectations around marriage have changed in the last few years, which may be the reason for the rise. What you may not know is how a gray divorce can affect a person's overall health. If you're in this age category and considering divorce here in Georgia, this information can be helpful.

I've been practicing family law for three decades now. That is a long time. When I started practicing, the massacre at Tiananmen Square had just happened, the Berlin Wall hadn't yet fallen, and the world didn't yet have the world wide web.

It is no secret that going through the end of a marriage can be a stressful and emotional process. If you and your spouse decide to part ways, you might be eager to finalize the process and move in a new direction, but if you have children together, cutting ties with your former spouse might not be an option.

Having both parents in their lives may be beneficial to your kids in various ways, and as such, you will likely need to communicate with your former spouse frequently. As you enter the realm of co-parenting, finding ways to limit the level of conflict between the two of you could prove imperative.

We had the honor, privilege and pleasure of spending a splendid evening this past weekend with Atlanta's Consular Corp, the Consul Generals and Honorary Consul Generals of some 50 countries who handle their countries' diplomatic demands for the south eastern United States. And they are stationed here, in Atlanta.