Understanding the divorce process in Atlanta, Georgia
The reality of today’s marriages is that over 50% of them will end in divorce. Divorce is a difficult process, and it may feel like you are alone, but obviously, given the divorce statistics, you are...
View ArticleThe basics about retainers: a payment option
A retainer – defined In case you think you’ve wandered upon an orthodontic blog, rest assured this type of retainer is the one that gets you the services of a lawyer. Plain and simple, a retainer is...
View ArticleAlimony and the IRS
Alimony, or spousal support payments, is taxable income for the recipient and is a tax deduction for the payer. You must report alimony you received on Form 1040 Line 11 on the federal tax return, and...
View ArticleChild Support Calculators
One of the issues arising from the media circus Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorce is child custody of their six year old daughter Suri. How would that be worked out among a Hollywood power couple...
View ArticleHow Long Do Child Support Payments Last?
In earlier posts we discussed how child support payments are calculated. How long do those payments last? What is the cut-off point for child support payments? It depends on the state that you live...
View ArticleChild Support Payments: My Ex Won’t Pay
U.S. Census Bureau data states that fathers with joint custody pay their child support 90 percent of the time; fathers with visatation pay their child support 79.1 percent of the time; and fathers with...
View ArticleChild Support and Second Chance Car Loans
It’s not uncommon in today’s economy to have less-than-perfect credit. Financial difficulties plague all of us at some point in our lives, making loans for cars and homes harder to secure, and low...
View ArticleChild Support in a Bad Economy
keith’s child support (Photo credit: Sean Durham) Everyone’s felt the pinch of the economic downturn. Budgets are tighter, purse strings pulled shorter. Now you’ve got a new line item in your budget,...
View ArticleChild Support Modification: Top 5 Tips
You’ve been divorced. The court ordered you to make child support payments to your ex-spouse, and in the beginning, it was a crimp on your finances but you managed to make it through. Now you’ve been...
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