When you are ready to proceed with a divorce, the first question to consider is which of you s going to file. There are strategic advantages to being the first to file. First, you get to determine where the divorce will take place. As the plaintiff, if there is any...
Month: May 2022
The Courtroom Stage: What We Can Learn from the Stars
The internet is ablaze with the publicized trial of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard. While it’s easy to look at popular TV shows and movies for what a courtroom is meant to look like, footage of an actual trial is captivating the public with the very real application of...
Gaslighting and Divorce
"You're overreacting." "I never said that." "You're the one who's being unreasonable." If your spouse or partner is trying to gaslight you, you might be all too familiar with the above phrases and others like them. If the gaslighting is happening during the course of...
The Effect of Joint Physical Custody on Child Support
Joint physical custody, or 50/50 custody as it is sometimes referred, is defined as a custodial arrangement where both parents equally share in the day-to-day care of their children in common. Although with joint physical custody co-parents have the same parenting...
The Art of the Deposition
Long forgotten by many, and rarely used to its full potential by few, a deposition is a tool at the hand of any attorney who desires to use it. Depositions are governed by O.C.G.A. § 9-11-30 and allow any attorney the opportunity to ask a party, or a non-party,...
A Home’s Value
He came home from a grueling day of back-breaking work, eyes squinting against the evening sunshine cascading through the room. Trusting his keys to fall on the table by the door, the clang of metal striking the floor jarred him from his sluggish thoughts. Scanning...
A Home’s Value
He came home from a grueling day of back-breaking work, eyes squinting against the evening sunshine cascading through the room. Trusting his keys to fall on the table by the door, the clang of metal striking the floor jarred him from his sluggish thoughts. Scanning...