Month: December 2017

How is property divided in a divorce in Georgia? In a Georgia divorce, if the parties proceed to trial, a judge must fairly divide the marital property in a process known as equitable division, unless the parties decide to take the issue to a jury. Marital property includes the property acquired during the marriage. Although title to the property is…

How is debt divided in a Georgia divorce? According to Georgia law, all debts that happened during the marriage will be equitably, or fairly, divided. However, equitably doesn’t always mean equally. DOES TITLE MATTER? The title does not matter. For example, if your spouse has major credit card debt in their name alone, these debts can still be judged as…