Experienced Divorce Attorney in Atlanta

Attorney Barbara E. Keon helps people in the greater Metropolitan Atlanta area file for divorce. Attorney Keon’s clients benefit from her exclusive devotion to family law and her years of experience handling divorces in Georgia. Her accomplished record includes high recognition from her legal peers as a Super Lawyer in Georgia and a Martindale Hubbell AV® rated attorney.

From uncontested divorces to those requiring a trial, attorney Keon focuses her energies on ensuring that her clients’ interests are strongly represented.

UNDERSTANDING DIVORCE LAWS IN GEORGIA

Each state has unique divorce statutes that cover procedural aspects of the divorce process. Georgia is a no-fault state, which means that partners in a marriage can file for divorce simply by claiming that the marriage has become “irretrievably broken”. They can also file for divorce based on one of the 12 grounds listed in Georgia’s divorce laws. Some examples of grounds include adultery, habitual intoxication, impotency, and imprisonment. Contact attorney Barbara E. Keon to learn more about divorce laws in Atlanta.

THE DIVORCE PETITION

In order to initiate a divorce, you must file a divorce petition and provide certain information about your marriage and family:

  • Your residency status for the state of Georgia
  • The name and mailing address of your spouse
  • Date of marriage
  • Date when you and spouse entered a “bona fide date of separation”
  • The names, birthdates, and residency of your minor children
  • The existence of any custody arrangements
  • Joint marital property and joint debts
  • Requests for custody, alimony, visitation and other issues

 

The divorce petition is an important document because it initiates the legal process and it establishes your demands. After you submit the petition to the Court, the Court delivers it to your spouse. Your spouse then has 30 days to respond, either by agreeing to the terms or by contesting them.

NEGOTIATING WITH YOUR SPOUSE

If your divorce involves minor children, possible child support or alimony, and the division of joint assets, you should expect some negotiation to take place between you and your spouse with the help of your attorneys. To facilitate discussion and keep your case from going to trial, Barbara E. Keon offers mediation. If negotiation fails to bring an agreement, then your case may have to go to trial.

Call (770) 350-8582 for divorce advice in the Metro Atlanta area.