| is not only an emotional time, but a financially | | | | responsible for the child’s health insurance? |
| challenging one as well. Each spouse has to adjust | | | | Division of the assets. If you were married |
| to not having another income to help pay the | | | | for many years you have likely accumulated |
| mortgage, grocery bills and utilities. Even in cases | | | | many assets. Are you and your former spouse in |
| where a wife or husband is awarded alimony or | | | | agreement as to how to split up those assets? If |
| child support in a Georgia divorce, the amount still | | | | there is a house, who gets the house or will it be |
| may not be enough to keep them in the lifestyle | | | | sold? What about the car? Who is responsible for |
| they were used to living. | | | | any outstanding payments on the house or car? |
| One of the most, if not the most, expensive | | | | Don’t forget about retirement assets and |
| aspects of divorce are the attorneys fees. For | | | | any other type of savings. |
| that reason some spouses consider going pro se | | | | Are there allegations of abuse or infidelity? |
| and represent themselves in court. Many people | | | | Can you defend yourself against these allegations? |
| have filed Georgia pro se divorces. However, any | | | | In reality, even in the friendliest of divorces a |
| spouse should consider if he or she is prepared to | | | | Georgia divorce attorney can help sort through |
| handle the following issues on their own: | | | | the complex legal issues. Until a person is faced |
| Child custody, child support and visitation. | | | | with a divorce, he or she may not even know |
| Unfortunately in many cases children get caught | | | | where to go to file the initial paperwork; much |
| up in the divorce battles. Even in the best cases, | | | | less prepare a case if there is a hearing. Simply |
| the spouses fight over custody because both are | | | | put, you wouldn’t try performing your own |
| truly good parents and each wants custody of | | | | root canalyou would go to a dentist. If you are |
| the children. If you believe you are the better | | | | going through a divorce, you need an attorney |
| parent, do you know how to prove that to the | | | | who understands the law. Chances are your |
| court? Can you defend yourself is saddled with a | | | | soon-to-be former spouse has an attorney |
| large child support payment? Who will be | | | | representing their interests. |
