Coleman Legal Group, LLC
Call 770-609-1247 to speak with a Georgia divorce and family law attorney experienced in asset division.
Under Georgia law, divorcing couples will need to divide the property that was obtained during the marriage. Georgia law considers property anything that you own that has the potential to generate income; this can include your car, furniture, money in bank accounts, 401(K) accounts, Roth IRAs, retirement plans, trusts, stock options, businesses, home/rental properties, and even your profession. Property is divided into two subcategories, including “real property” which includes all real estate, and “personal property,” which includes most of everything else.
The law in Georgia views marriage as a relationship between partners, and takes into account all contributions to the marriage, whether they are monetary or non-monetary. That means that even if one partner never earned a dollar, but contributed to the household in other ways, they are still entitled to equitable division of the marital property.
The only property that is not divided in a divorce under Georgia law is non-marital property. This refers to property acquired before marriage through inheritance or gift by a third party or that which is excluded from division by a premarital (or post marital) agreement.
If the couple cannot agree on how marital property shall be divided, the court will decide for them, taking into consideration the following circumstances as they pertain to the case:
- The contribution to the marriage and its well-being/ contribution to the family and its well-being (both monetary and non-monetary)The value of all property interests of each spouse (i.e. Do you have non-marital property that could generate an income for you in the absence of marital property?)
- The economic circumstances of each spouse and their future ability to earn a living comparable to the standard of living during marriage
- The duration of the marriage
- The age and physical/mental condition of the parties
- How and by whom the marital property was acquired and what effort went into acquiring it
- Other factors that are relevant to the case (including children, other awards or provisions made by the court in favor of one party, etc.)
Our main office is located in Alpharetta Georgia at: 11539 Park Woods Circle, Suite 304, Alpharetta, GA 30005. We also have offices conveniently located at:
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Georgia Areas We Serve
Coleman Legal Group, LLC’s divorce and family law attorneys handle cases in the following cities and communities: Atlanta, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Milton, Cumming, Sharon Springs, Marietta, Suwanee, Sandy Springs, Canton, Woodstock, Holly Springs, Douglasville, Kennesaw, Gainesville, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Midtown, Inman Park, Duluth, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Vinings, Smyrna, Covington, Conyers, Newborn, Mansfield, Oxford, Social Circle, Porterdale, Buford, Sugar Hill, Mountain Park, Dacula, Ball Ground and Starrsville.
Our Georgia divorce and family law attorneys frequently handle cases for clients residing in the following counties: Fulton, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Cobb, DeKalb, Henry, Cherokee, Douglas, Carroll, Coweta, Paulding, Bartow, Hall, Barrow, Walton, Newton, Rockdale, Henry, Spalding, Fayette, Newton, Walton, Rockdale and Clayton.
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