Savannah Divorce Lawyer 

Our main location is listed above in downtown Savannah. If you're looking to meet our experienced divorce lawyers and avoid the traffic and congestion of navigating downtown Savannah, we also have an office conveniently located just outside of downtown Savannah on Whitemarsh Island between downtown and Tybee Island.

Address:
51 Johnny Mercer Boulevard A2
Savannah GA 31410

Phone:
(912) 226-5001

Directions:

From Downtown Savannah - Take the Islands Expressway towards Tybee Island. Exit on Whitemarsh Island. At the first intersection, turn Left onto Whitemarsh Island Road. At "T" of Whitemarsh Island Rd and Johnny Mercer Blvd, go straight at the light into Cedar Hammock Offices. Building A2 is next to the Gazebo.

From Midtown & South Savannah - Take Truman Parkway and exit on E Victory Drive/Tybee Island/Route 80 East Take Route 80 East towards Thunderbolt/Tybee Island. Cross over the Wilmington River. Veer to right before the first intersection light at the sign for "Whitemarsh Island" onto Johnny Mercer Boulevard. At the second light on Johnny Mercer Boulevard, turn right into "Cedar Hammock" Offices. (the "T" of Whitemarsh Island Rd and Johnny Mercer Blvd). Building A2 is next to the Gazebo.

Child custody decisions can often be the most challenging aspect of divorce. If you have minor children, you can always agree to a child custody arrangement with your spouse. However, child custody is often contentious and it can be hard to come to an agreement. If you cannot come to an agreement, child custody will be determined by a judge in court. When determining child custody, the judge will look for what is in the "best interests of the child." This means the judge will consider the child's safety, parental involvement, co-parenting, and several other factors as well. Custody breaks down to 2 parts - 1) physical time with the children, and 2) final decision-making authoring for educational, extracurricular, religious and medical decisions. You don't have to do this alone. Meriwether & Tharp's experienced Savannah child custody lawyers are here to help you meet your custody goals.

Whenever minor children are involved, you will likely have to consider the issue of child support. Child support in Georgia is determined by taking into account the monthly incomes of both parents and the number of minor children involved. Based on those two factors, the Georgia Online Child Support Calculator will produce a monthly child support amount. The next question is who pays? The paying parent is typically the "non-custodial parent" (the parent that physically has less time with the children). While child support seems fairly simple, it can get fairly complex when we consider unique situations like work travel or high/low income that may require the monthly amount of child support to be adjusted downward or upward depending on the circumstances. It's best to seek the advice of one of our experienced Savannah child support lawyers to make sure the right amount of child support is paid.

Even if you and your ex do not have minor children, you will still have to consider how you will resolve the issues of alimony and equitable division. Alimony is not automatic; it is not intended for every case. The court will typically consider the requesting party's "need" for alimony and balance that with the paying party's "ability to pay" alimony. Even if one party can demonstrate a "need," alimony will not be ordered if the other party has no "ability to pay." The "need vs. ability to pay" analysis can be confusing. Meriwether & Tharp's experienced Savannah alimony lawyers are here to help you figure out if alimony is right in your case.

Clients will often assume that property division in divorce is simply done by splitting all the of assets and debts 50/50. This is not true. Georgia is not a 50/50 community property state. In Georgia, assets and debts are divided "equitably" not "equally." It's important to note that not every asset/property is subject to being divided in a divorce. Separate property is not subject to division. Only martial property is divided in a divorce. Our experienced Savannah equitable division lawyers are here to help you determine what is marital and separate.

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