While divorce can be a messy process, your attorneys and legal counsel are there to guide you through the process. Divorce is even more complicated when children are involved. Obviously, what is best for the child(ren) can be open to interpretation, and biases from the mother’s and father’s standpoints can often hinder judgment. Georgia Child Support Laws Under Georgia state […]
The difference between an adjustment, an additional expense, and a deviation in Child Support. Here are eight key points to know about child support in Georgia and how Phillips and Sellers can assist you. First off, an adjustment to each parent’s gross income may be made when calculating the support award as “deductions” from their respective gross income. Adjustments include […]
With the internet at your fingertips and ‘DIY’ projects being all the rage. People tend to try and solve their own problems without spending money on hiring a professional. Generally, there are 3 main things that hold people up from getting in contact with an attorney: Thinking you can fix the issue at hand by themselves, they are embarrassed by […]
Whether a client is filing a divorce, legitimation case, change of custody, paternity case or some other similar piece of litigation, child support is going to be a major issue. The client with custody of the child/ren wants to know how much he or she will be receiving so they can plan a family budget. The client who is expected […]
In family law matters, there are many sides coming to one seemingly small table. Family law includes aspects like child custody, divorce, or other family disputes; it’s our job at Phillips and Sellers, Attorneys at Law in Columbus, GA, to help make this process as smooth as possible. Many times that means finding common ground to make the best decision […]
In these difficult economic times, we meet with clients on a daily basis who need to modify their child support obligations just to make ends meet. This is much more difficult to do than you might think. Judges frequently use the logic that if you’ve been paying it in the past, then you can continue to pay it in the […]
Around 40 percent of all marriages end in divorce. Many times those ended marriages include children and court-ordered child support. When a divorce occurs and families separate, often both children and parents are left to figure out how life will move on after the divorce. There are things everyone should know about child support and how to handle the situation […]
Everyone I represent in family law litigation in both Georgia and Alabama wants to know the answer to one primary question: When will this divorce be over? Or put another way: What’s taking so long? Divorces and custody modifications are emotionally exhausting and financially draining. It’s understandable that clients want the uncertainty and animosity to come to an end as […]
Over half of marriages end in divorce, but why are there so many myths about filing for divorce? As a lawyer for 23 years, Scott Phillips, has seen it all when it comes to divorce cases. Here are the top 5 misconceptions, Scott has encountered during his time working with clients: File My Divorce in the City/County Where I Got […]
