Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Re: Divorce forms

The answer to your question is that these sections may be deleted from those forms, if you do not have any children or you have agreed that neither party will make a claim for alimony--or any of the multitude of things that the law refers to as alimony. Otherwise, I would advise great caution in drafting the divorce documents yourself. My experience is that they are the cause of more trouble than they are worth in cost savings--read the disclaimer that came with the documents to see just some of the pitfalls that could be awaiting you. It isn't as simple as it looks but neither is dentistry. [Also why pay for the forms? They are freely available at any public law library--Gwinnett County has a nice one, for example.] Unless the marriage has no property, children, debt--a true minority of marriages in my experience--then spend the $500.00-$600.00 an uncontested divorce generally runs in this jurisdiction. You also have little or no idea of the issues you are NOT addressing with the documents you generate. You will only learn of these later, at your peril.

Re: Divorce forms

You are to complete only those portions that apply. You should read the instructions very carefully when filling out this packet. Also, you are not to fill out the Final Decree. The Final Decree should be left blank until the final hearing. Feel free to contact my office with questions.