by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Nov 19, 2018 | Bankruptcy
In many cases, you will continue to owe IRS or state tax debts at the end of your bankruptcy case. However, it is not true that you cannot get rid of IRS and state income tax debts. Income tax debts may be discharged under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 if (and only if) the...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Oct 8, 2018 | Estates | Wills | Trusts | Probate
Many people tend to procrastinate when it comes to making arrangements for how to divide up their property after they pass away. This can be because the thought of passing away is unpleasant to them. Or maybe they believe setting up such a disposition will be a...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Oct 2, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
How do I know which court I should file my suit for divorce in? In order to initiate a proper divorce action in Georgia, one must bring the case before an appropriate court. A court is deemed “appropriate” if the following three criteria are satisfied: (1) the court...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Sep 7, 2018 | Divorce, Estates | Wills | Trusts | Probate
Generally speaking obtaining a divorce is not the end of the process but rather a beginning of a process which allows for legal alterations to separate the former spouse’s lives. Following a divorce one may have to transfer many assets, divide accounts, and divide...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Aug 13, 2018 | Divorce
Georgia Divorce: What Should I Not Do? There are a list of behaviors and things that are recognized by the court to likely cause conflict during contested Georgia divorce cases. Our Georgia divorce attorneys, when involved with your case will be able to quickly...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Jun 14, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
Most people that have been through a difficult divorce will recommend a prenuptial agreement (also referred to as a premarital agreement). No one gets married planning for it to end in divorce; but sometimes even the happiest marriages in the beginning do not always...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | May 15, 2018 | Bankruptcy, Divorce, Family Law
How Will My Spouse’s Bankruptcy Affect My Georgia Divorce? If your spouse files for bankruptcy in the middle of your Georgia divorce case, then your divorce case is usually “stayed” or temporarily stopped by the bankruptcy court. See 11 U.S. Code § 362. The...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Apr 24, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
Annulment of a marriage in the state of Georgia are generally rare and the court is generally maintains a hesitant attitude in processing an annulment of marriage in lieu of an uncontested divorce or contested divorce. An annulment differs from divorce in that it...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Mar 24, 2018 | Bankruptcy, Business
Filing for bankruptcy in Georgia can help alleviate many types of debt, including tax debts that meet certain requirements. Not all taxes are dischargeable in a bankruptcy and tax liens cannot usually be removed from real property you already own; but future tax liens...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Mar 23, 2018 | Estates | Wills | Trusts | Probate
What Age Do I Need to be for a Georgia Will? In the State of Georgia anyone of the legal age of eighteen (18) may acquire a will and testament to establish how their property or assets will be distributed following their death. Therefore, any Georgia resident over the...
