Figuring out college finances can be thorny under the best of circumstances. The costs are complex and vary from college to college and student to student. For divorced couples, there are added layers of complication: Who pays, and how...Read More
Death and divorce have an interesting relationship in Georgia. It’s important to know their dynamics … or your family or beneficiaries might pay an unexpected...Read More
HHR’s Jon Hedgepeth talked about the January Divorce Effect with several media outlets this month, including The Dana Barrett Show on biz1190 radio, Good Day Atlanta on Fox5 and WDUN Radio with Russell...Read More
A guitar that once belonged to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain recently was center stage as an interesting point of marital property law....Read More
While the logistics of sharing the kids over three weeks around Christmas and New Years might seem easy enough, figuring out the split for 10 – 12 weeks over the summer is another beast...Read More
You might be hearing the term “gray divorce” more often these days, but I’m sorry to say it has nothing to do with “Fifty Shades of Gray”! So what does gray divorce really...Read More
Most of us start off the New Year with resolutions to make a change for the better — lose weight, exercise more, spend more time (or less) with family and friends. As a family law attorney, I know that for some people, their firmest New Year’s...Read More
Custody at Christmastime is an issue as old as the holiday itself.
An unfortunate reality of divorce is that not everyone can have the kids for the holidays. As part of any custody agreement, parents need to establish who is to get the kids, and...Read More
Everyone thinks they know how family law works, but what we see in our pop culture is often at odds with what happens in the real world. Learning about the differences can be an eye-opening — and sometimes expensive and emotionally painful —...Read More
Divorce is an overwhelming process, emotionally and financially. And the last thing many people want to think about during the process is another emotional topic: catastrophic injury and death. But as the ongoing tragedy of Khloe Kardashian and...Read More
When a couple divorces, very often one of the largest single assets is the family home, which is often titled in both names and jointly mortgaged or secured. Since it is impractical to divide a house physically, that issue must be dealt with in...Read More
This week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, more commonly referred to as the “same-sex marriage case.” The ruling resolves two issues: First whether the Constitution requires states to issue marriage licenses to...Read More
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