Legal Separation

When it comes to legal separation vs. divorce in Georgia, there are several significant differences. How can you decide which is best for your situation?

What are your goals in seeking a divorce? What are your reservations about going through the process? Depending on your answers to these questions, it may be worth considering what is known as a “legal separation” through a petition for separate maintenance. (Note: Georgia does not use the term legal separation in the law literature. […]

Going through the breakup of a marriage is always painful. Even in otherwise amicable situations, it can have a significant impact on your personal and professional life, as well as your current and future financial security.

Some couples may not choose to file for a divorce but decide to live apart and go on with their lives individually instead of together. In Georgia an alternative to getting a divorce is a separate maintenance action.