by Steve Shewmaker | Jun 25, 2019 | Alimony, Divorce
In this, the first in a series of videos on alimony, Steve and Patty discuss the different types of alimony – periodic and lump sum, along with recent changes in the tax law regarding...
by Steve Shewmaker | Jun 20, 2019 | Divorce, Equitable Division
In this video, Steve and Patty Shewmaker discuss the importance of conduct in the parties to a divorce and how important that is to the “decider” in a case, whether a judge or...
by Patty Shewmaker | Jun 14, 2019 | Divorce, Equitable Division
Georgia’s an equitable division of property state. Property is not divided equally, it is divided fairly. Numerous factors including conduct go into the decisions which are either decided between the parties, by a judge, or by a...
by Jim Holmes | Mar 28, 2019 | Divorce
Georgia became an equitable division state in 1980. This occurred when the Georgia Supreme Court rendered its opinion in the case of Stokes v. Stokes, 246 Ga. 765 (19380). In that opinion the Court stated: “We deal here solely with the authority of the trier...
