Divorce is often a challenging and emotionally taxing experience. In some cases, individuals may become distraught, angry, or even vengeful towards their former spouses. Unfortunately, this emotional turmoil can sometimes lead to a harmful behavior known as parental...
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Hidden assets: Is your spouse trying to fool the court?
When you decided to file for divorce, you didn’t want the situation to turn into a long, drawn-out courtroom battle. You really just wanted to devise a fair settlement plan and sign a co-parenting agreement that keeps your children’s best interests in mind. Your...
3 Signs of a Good Divorce Lawyer
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,...
3 Reasons High-Asset Divorces Are More Prone to Conflict
Higher-income couples can enjoy a better standard of living during marriage than the average household. They may remain financially stable even during times of economic hardship. However, when higher-asset couples divorce, they may be at a very specific disadvantage...
Custody: When the Guardian ad Litem is not on your side.
Tonight’s post on how to handle the hostile Guardian ad Litem in a custody case, was written by one of our Atlanta Divorce Attorneys, Dina Khismatulina. A Guardian Ad Litem is an attorney or a non-attorney with special training that is appointed by the judge to...
Legitimation: No Pain, Gain!
Tonight’s post on Legitimation was written by one of our Atlanta Family Law Attorneys, Khismatulina, Dina. Several days ago, our downtown Atlanta office received a call from an elderly gentleman who stated that he desperately wanted to establish relations with his...
Divorce and the Sunk Cost Fallacy
When you practice family law and divorce, with over 25 years of successful outcomes, you spend a lot of time trying to understand every aspect of it from the intricacies of law to the nuances of relationships. I’ve recently been studying the economic theory of the...
The Basics of an Advance Directive of Healthcare in Georgia
If you become incapacitated and unable to manage your own financial affairs, you might mistakenly think, as a lot of folks do, your spouse or adult children can automatically step in and take over for you in handling your personal and medical care. The shocking truth...
Can politics or religion be used as reasons for seeking a divorce?
“Never discuss politics at the dinner table.” That saying is well-known and in many cases, it’s followed. For a lot of families, couples, and friends politics (or religion) is something that you either discuss passionately (when you’re on the same side) or never...
Marriage in the Roaring 20’s: 100 Years Later
When we reflect on the Roaring Twenties we usually think of speakeasies, the Ford Model-T, and pomp and flair as illustrated in The Great Gatsby. The 1920's was a century ago and we may not see our connection to their definition of family, and marriage. However, the...