A recent article showcased a raging, high-profile Houston divorce involving an 80-year-old multi-billionaire (who co-founded the high-frequency trading firm Quantlab Financial) and his 66-year-old Wife of 31 years. Husband left Wife for his 20-something Russian mistress. He is accused of having funn...
When spouses divorce, a judge or jury divides all of their marital assets and liabilities between them. This article explores the basic components of equitable division and the manner in which it is effectuated.
Marital assets consist of all real and personal property acquired as a direct result o...
In Georgia, statutory guidelines establish a minimum basis for determining the amount of child support and act as a rebuttable presumption in all legal proceedings involving the child support responsibility of a parent.(1) Determination of the amount of child support begins with the calculation of e...
In this last of a series of articles, we explore the legal authority for and scope of “mental examinations” sometimes utilized by Georgia judges to aid their determinations in child custody proceedings. Prior articles in this series discussed the “psychological custody evaluations” and “parental ...
To aid their determinations in child custody proceedings, Georgia courts at times utilize assessments of parents or their children by mental health professionals. Those assessments are denominated either as “psychological custody evaluations,” “parental fitness evaluations,” or “mental examinations....