Nancy Burnett Law

At one time, a party who wanted a divorce had to prove that the other party was at fault for the marital breakdown either as a result of ...

In the past, you could not get a divorce unless you could prove that your spouse committed adultery, abuse or something else that the law...

An initial consultation is a first meeting between a lawyer and a potential client. It has multiple purposes. First, the lawyer and clien...

Evidence Based Parenting Practices that Help Children to Cope with Divorce Divorce rates across the world are still very high. It is esti...

How to Cope With Different Parenting Styles After Divorce Going through a divorce is never an easy task, and parenting your kids after a ...

Ending a marriage can be emotionally draining and because of that, it is estimated that 95% of divorcing couples are not willing or would...

By Susan Sherry Accepting and concluding that your marriage has ended or is coming to an end can be very distressing and quite complicate...

Parenting is tough. It is far, far tougher when you and the child's other parent live apart. Following are some tips to consider to make ...

Georgia makes a distinction between the biological father of a child and the legal father of a child. A legal father has legal rights suc...

An annulment is a legal proceeding that legally nullifies a void marriage. Annulments are rare today. It is not sufficient that there is ...

Custody, in general, means the care and keeping of something. It usually refers to physical care and control of that thing. For example, ...

Mary and Bill recently divorced. Their divorce decree stated that Bill would pay the balances on their three joint credit card accounts. ...

Service of process is how we formally notify a party that a lawsuit is pending that affects him by delivering papers on that party. It is...

Mediation is a method of resolving a dispute. Litigation (going to court) is another method of resolving a dispute. Mediation falls under...

Parenting after divorce is extremely difficult. You are faced with learning how to work together with an ex-spouse who may be hostile, hu...

If you plan to change your name as part of the divorce process, there are a few things you should know. First: Make sure the divorce decr...