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...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Mar 22, 2018 | Estates | Wills | Trusts | Probate
Increasingly, state laws are changing to reflect the importance of the relationship between us and our beloved pets, acknowledging that some pet owners which to include their pets in their estate plan and trust. This means that some laws are no longer treating pets...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Mar 22, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
Georgia Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements are very similar. Both have a similar legal purpose, both are signed, witnessed, notarized and executed the same way, and both have the same asset disclosure requirements. Below is a discussion of both, starting with...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Mar 20, 2018 | Bankruptcy
There are many misconceptions when it comes to filing for bankruptcy. Myths circulate many legal procedures primarily due to unfamiliarity with complex laws and circulating stories of individuals who suffered an unexpected large due to poor legal advice by their...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Feb 26, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
Family law courts in Georgia (probably in other states also) have the power to appoint a ‘guardian ad litem’ in domestic relations cases involving a minor child. A family law judge may do so if: he or she believe that an objective third person can inform the court of...
