Apparently, some people will do just about anything to avoid paying child support, including adopting radical anti-government ideology that they say exempts them from the requirement to do so.In what Mark Potok, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's...
Month: August 2010
The Divorce Divide: Complex Considerations for Many
Divorce experts and experienced family law attorneys know that the divorce process can be radically varied for different couples; that is, it seldom unfolds in a cookie-cutter manner. There are numerous reasons why couples divorce, ranging from incompatibility...
Renovation Progresses at Hill | Macdonald
Our renovations are in full swing. The noise is one thing, but the result is another -- and well worth it. It helps to have a tidy contractor. The place is cleaner than before they started!
NY Joins Georgia, Other States, With Divorce Law Change
Georgia law provides for uncontested, no-fault divorces. Until recently, so did every other state in the country, except for one.New York has now joined the fold, and most divorce experts say that it is about time. "There is a human cost and a financial one," says...
Hill-Macdonald, LLC reaches a milestone
August 19, 2010, was a milestone for Hill-Macdonald, LLC. We purchased the office building on Lawrence Street that we have occupied since our inception. Our goal is to develop the space to provide efficiencies that will allow us to serve our clients...
“Gray Divorce:” New Phenomenon, New Issues
According to some family law experts, the "Greatest Generation" has been replaced by the "greatest divorcing generation" as baby boomers are contributing mightily to the country's divorce rate.Commonplace divorce concerns, such as child support, custody and...
Georgia Program Seeks to Help Dads with Child Support
Georgia wants non-custodial parents - typically fathers - who are court ordered to pay child support to do just that. To increase the likelihood, it has instituted the Georgia Fatherhood Program ("GFP"), an initiative operating under the Georgia Department of Human...
Preparing for the Future Through Divorce Planning
The division of marital property in a divorce proceeding can be of significant, if not overriding, importance. In many ending marriages, there is much to consider, including the family home, alimony obligations, pension and retirement accounts, investments of various...
Those Devilish Details
For many trial lawyers, the rule of thumb is to pick the two or three strongest points of the case and emphasize them to the Court. That rule of thumb works well in divorce and family law cases as well as other cases. However, sometimes the devil is in the details....
The Benefits of Pre-Divorce Planning
Thoughtful pre-divorce planning is key in obtaining a client's divorce objectives that fully promote the client's best interests and those of any children going forward.Statistics from many sources suggest that this holds even more true for many divorcing women than...
