We are going into the most wonderful time of the year; the holidays! As exciting as it can be, this can also be a very confusing and uncertain time for parents who are following a parenting plan. A parenting plan is a child custody plan developed by the...
In the State of Georgia there are several statutory grounds for divorce. Among them include mental incapacity, duress, impotency at the time of marriage, adultery and desertion. Many people believe that a spouse simply leaving the marital home is cause for a fault...
A civil dispute, such as a Divorce suit, is a case where an issue is in dispute and a party is asking for relief from the Court. In the context of a contested divorce the issues that will typically need to be resolved by the Court are the division of assets between...
A mediation is a common form of alternative dispute resolution. It consists of a neutral party, a mediator, to the dispute that assists the litigants by facilitating settlement discussions between the parties. They are tasked with helping the parties work through...
A parenting plan is an outline of how soon to be divorced parents will raise their children. Issues such as medical care, custody arrangements and where the children will be living are just of few of the matters that are addressed in this Court document. Georgia...
As a result of the Coronavirus most Courts across the state of Georgia have suspended jury trials and Grand Jury proceedings for the month of March and part of April. This will have the biggest impact on criminal cases since the defendant's liberty has to be decided...
Unfortunately, domestic violence related cases have been present long before shelter in place and quarantine orders were handed down by mayors across the United States. In fact, whether verbal, physical or both, domestic violence is a very real part of the lives of...
Many Americans have had to think about what happens after the epidemic has subsided and we go back to our everyday routines. The halt or temporary pause in the legal system is no different than what other industries have had to endure during this epidemic. One of the issues the Faucette Law Firm has consulted with current and prospective clients on is how to manage a pending or potential divorce during this crisis.
One of the most common questions potential clients have regarding child support is whether the amount will decrease once their oldest child becomes 18 or graduates from high school. It is a common misconception that child support in Georgia is calculated based upon a...
A recent Yahoo article written by Sarah Carty covered a case where a husband is considering divorcing his wife after she got pregnant when he thought that she was on birth control. The man, 31 years of age, disclosed during the interview that he felt betrayed by his...