Georgia Alimony and Divorce Lawyer
If you or your spouse is seeking alimony (spousal support) or is considering seeking alimony, effective legal counsel is critical to the outcome. Talk to a divorce lawyer at Abbott & Abbott in Marietta or Canton, Georgia.
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Alimony is a highly subjective decision. If it goes to court, the judge will decide whether your divorce will include spousal support, how much it will amount to and for how long it will be paid. Your divorce attorney can present the necessary information with an explanation for why alimony is or is not necessary.
- Courts generally base alimony on need and ability — the need of one spouse and the other spouse's ability to pay. Alimony can provide the dependent spouse with temporary support while pursuing education or a job, for example.
- In Georgia, a long-term marriage is generally regarded as 10 or more years. Spousal support is more common in long-term marriages.
- While the length of alimony is discretionary to the judge, a guideline approach is to take one quarter to one-third of the length of the marriage for the payment of alimony.
- If circumstances change after the divorce and there are reasons to change the amount of alimony, talk to your attorney about alimony modifications.
Because alimony is entirely within the judge's discretion, your lawyer's aggressive representation can be the difference in whether alimony is awarded.
Contact us for an appointment to discuss spousal support in your divorce. Call our office in Marietta (678.290.7650) or Canton (678.792.4908), Georgia, for a free 30-minute consultation. We accept all major credit cards.
