To say that navigating a divorce is a daunting task is an understatement, and the lawyer you choose can significantly influence the journey's course. One worry folks have when deciding on their next steps forward is: “What makes a good divorce lawyer?” In Georgia,...
Month: January 2024
Am I married in the United States if I married my spouse in a foreign country?
Considering that we at The Manely Firm. P.C. specialize in Family and International Family Law, one of the most common questions people ask us is as follows: “If I got married in a foreign country, am I still married in the United States?” For example, if I got...
Standards
How are your New Year’s resolutions holding up? Did you make any? Are you still adhering to them? Did you start a new diet? A new workout regimen? Start a personal growth journey? These are all goals. One approach to setting goals is to look at yourself and your...
Is It Time To File? (A Short Quiz)
It’s over. Your divorce is finalized, the final order has been entered and all has finally been agreed to (or decided for you). The nightmare is finally over, right? After all, word is bond and a judge has ordered both you and your ex on how to conduct yourselves...
Violence as Entertainment. What on Earth are We Doing?
I’m on the airplane. As is often the case, I’m noticing what movies other passengers around me are watching. The guy in a row ahead of me, just to the right, is watching Expendables 4. Here’s an early scene: Bad guys want something nuclear from the keeper of this...
New Year
We often hear the concept “new year, new me.” With every new year comes the tradition of New Year’s resolutions, vision boards, creating a new version of oneself; out with the old, in with the new. New Years don’t require a new you, but it is a great opportunity to...
New Beginnings – A second chance at life and lessons learned
A wish for peace, joy and love for you and your families in 2024. On Mar 1, 2023, my life fundamentally changed. I remember staring at the MRI report reading “significant renal mass.” The words were confusing, medical terminology that I had briefly encountered, but...
New year’s resolution: divorce?
As married people step into the new year, many of them end up sitting at attorneys’ offices during the month of January. It is a phenomenon referred to as “divorce month” in the United States because of the number of divorce filings seen during this period. Let’s dive...