Considering Divorce Blogs
Important Steps Before Filing for Divorce
Assess Your Marriage Divorce is often a difficult decision, one that should be considered only after all avenues... Read More
Not Ready for Divorce? Here's How to Prepare
Exit Strategy Since divorce is a major life change, it is wise to begin preparing for divorce by creating a... Read More
What is the First Thing I Should Do if I Want a Divorce?
Preparing for Divorce Since divorce is inevitably a major change in anyone's life, it is wise to begin planning... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Divorce During a Recession
How You Could Benefit from Divorce During a Recession An economic recession can cause tension in many areas... Read More
Can You Annul a Marriage in Georgia?
Annulment vs. Divorce Although divorce is the most common way a marriage is terminated, a Georgia marriage... Read More
Things to Know Before Filing for Divorce
Creating a Divorce Plan At Meriwether & Tharp, we realize that divorce is a major change in one's... Read More
Common Times To Get Divorced
Every divorcing couple has their own, personal reasons for pulling the plug on their marriage. Sometimes the impetus... Read More
Late-life Divorce on the Rise
Divorces by people age 50 and older are not extremely common, but are happening more often that they used to.... Read More
Going Through a Divorce – Is It OK To Have Sex With an Ex?
To kick off Bravo's new show, "The Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce," starting this season, the network conducted a... Read More
I’m in an Open Marriage, Can I Obtain a Divorce Based on Adultery?
In Georgia, there are thirteen grounds for divorce, including Georgia's no fault ground for divorce, irretrievable... Read More
5 Reasons to Seek Marriage Counseling Before Divorce
There are several things that set the divorce attorneys of Meriwether & Tharp apart from the numerous other... Read More
Is Your Spouse’s Income Hurting Your Marriage?
Does your husband make less money than you? Does your wife have a higher income? If you are a husband or wife who... Read More
Information You Need to Prepare for Your Georgia Divorce
Knowledge is power. This is a very familiar saying that is equally as true in the realm of divorce as it is in any... Read More
Is Failure to Consummate the Marriage Grounds for Annulment?
No. Not in Georgia anyway. As Georgia divorce attorneys we have often found that it is a common misnomer that... Read More
Considering a Georgia Divorce? Don’t Trust Everything You Read
Divorce and other issues of family law are often popular topics of conversation, especially celebrity divorce news.... Read More
Happily Ever After: Telling the Kids (and the Ex)
Upon divorce, remarriage is often the last thing on a new divorcée's mind. But, there is life after divorce, and... Read More
I Cheated on My Spouse and I Want a Divorce. Does My Adultery Matter?
As divorce attorneys, we represent individuals from all walks of life - men, women, individuals who are defending... Read More
Do You Have a Winning Divorce Team?
If you are considering divorce or if you are currently going through the divorce process in Georgia, you have likely... Read More
Are you Divorcing a Narcissist?
According to WebMD, "Narcissism is a term used to describe a focus on the self and self-admiration that is taken to... Read More
The Increasing Occurrence of “Grey Divorce”
What do Morgan Freeman, Robin Williams, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? They were all over 50 years of age... Read More
5 Excuses Spouses Use To Stay In Failing Marriages
Often, when a marriage begins to deteriorate, both spouses know it. However, despite this knowledge, many spouses... Read More
New Study Says Divorce Can Kill
According to an article on HuffingtonPost.com, a new study entitled "Divorce and Death" which appears in the... Read More
Georgia Grounds for Divorce – Habitual Drug Addiction
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law,the twelfth of which is... Read More
Georgia Grounds for Divorce – Incurable Mental Illness
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law.OCGA §19-5-3. The eleventh... Read More
Georgia Grounds for Divorce – Cruel Treatment
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law.OCGA §19-5-3. The tenth... Read More
Georgia Grounds for Divorce – Habitual Intoxication
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law.OCGA §19-5-3. The ninth... Read More
Atlanta Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Grounds for Divorce – Impotency
In Georgia, parties cannot obtain a divorce except on one of 13 grounds allowed by law.OCGA §19-5-3. The third... Read More
Where to file divorce when parties live in different states
It is often confusing for spouses who live in different states to figure out the appropriate state in which to... Read More
Atlanta’s Best Divorce Lawyer?
A friend of mine recently asked me – who is the best divorce lawyer in Atlanta? While of course my ego... Read More
What is the difference between a contested and uncontested divorce?
If you are thinking about filing for divorce and you contact an attorney, one of the first questions they will ask... Read More
New Year’s Resolutions – Divorce
It's that time of year again. Everyone is talking about resolutions and what they want to do to better themselves... Read More