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Divorce Tips To Avoid

Joseph McClelland — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:32:19 +0000

Divorce Tips To Avoid is a post from: Atlanta wrongful death law firms motorcycle laws car accidents

Want Some Divorce Tips to Avoid?

Who wants everything perfect when you can follow these terribly bad divorce tips by your favorite divorce lawyer? Divorce advice is everywhere for couples looking to get a divorce. Whether it is how to save your relationship, how to hide your assets, which attorneys to hire, ways to avoid a divorce, women in divorce tips, men divorcing tips, tips for parents that are divorcing, and the list goes on. So, why not add to the fray with another great article about tips for divorce.

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1. Start a fight with your spouse. What is the best kind? How about a dagger in back? How about some name calling? The best time to get someone to not sign paperwork is right when they are about to sign it.

2. Want something you can replace. You really want the bed, trust meâ€¦and the 18 inch black and white TV. Dig in your heels. Turn this divorce into a contested one and let the judge decide who gets the microwave.

3. Be inflexible. Be insufferable. You know what they really want, so don’t let them have it. There was a time in the past when you loved this person. No one is asking you to get back together at this point, but something simpler. Just be nice. It will save you a great deal of time and money with your Atlanta divorce lawyer.

4. Don’t be respectful in front of friends and family. If you loved the person before, so let people get you fired up. It really helps with the rest of the list.

5. Let this be your last time to get even. Let the only thing they leave the divorce with is your dagger in their back.

Don’t follow this advice and you might be on your way to a sensible, fair divorce. However, as an overpriced, high dollar Atlanta divorce attorney, I encourage you to do what you please. Boy, you really should throw this entire agreement into question by fighting for that vase. I am just saying.

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GA Financial Affidavit

Joseph McClelland — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:32:30 +0000

GA Financial Affidavit is a post from: Atlanta wrongful death law firms motorcycle laws car accidents

GEORGIA DIVORCE LAWYER

Monticello Lawyer

Superior Court of ________County, Georgia

)
______________________,

Plaintiff )
)
vs.) Civil Action No. ___________
)
______________________,)

Defendant )
)

DOMESTIC RELATIONS FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT

1. AFFIANTâ€™S NAME:_______________ Age _________

Spouseâ€™s Name: __________________ Age _________

Date of Marriage: _____________________

Date of Separation __________________

Names and birth dates of children for whom support is to be determined in this action:

Name Date of Birth Resides with

________________________________________________________

Names and birth dates of affiantâ€™s other children:

Name Date of Birth Resides with

________________________________________________________

2. SUMMARY OF AFFIANTâ€™S INCOME AND NEEDS

(a) Gross monthly income (from item 3A)$ ______________

(b) Net monthly income (from item 3B) ______________

Monthly payments to creditors + ______________

Total monthly expenses and payments
to creditors (item 5C)_______________

3. A. AFFIANTâ€™S GROSS MONTHLY INCOME (complete this section or attach Child Support Schedule A)
(All income must be entered based on monthly average regardless of date of receipt.)

Salary or Wages $ ______________
ATTACH COPIES OF 2 MOST RECENT WAGE STATEMENTS

Commissions, Fees, Tips $ ______________

Income from self-employment, partnership, close corporations,
and independent contracts (gross receipts minus ordinary
and necessary expenses required to produce income)
ATTACH SHEET ITEMIZING YOUR CALCULATIONS $ ______________

Rental Income (gross receipts minus ordinary and
necessary expenses required to produce income)
ATTACH SHEET ITEMIZING YOUR CALCULATIONS $ ______________

Bonuses $ ______________

Overtime Payments $ ______________

Severance Pay $ ______________

Recurring Income from Pensions or

Retirement Plans $ ______________

Interest and Dividends $ ______________

Trust Income $ ______________

Income from Annuities $ ______________

Capital Gains $ ______________

Social Security Disability or

Retirement Benefits $ ______________

Workersâ€™ Compensation Benefits $ ______________

Unemployment Benefits $ ______________

Judgments from Personal Injury or

Other Civil Cases $ ______________

Gifts (cash or other gifts that

can be converted to cash) $ ______________

Prizes/Lottery Winnings $ ______________

Alimony and maintenance

from persons not in this case $ ______________

Assets which are used for support of family $ ______________

Fringe Benefits

(if significantly reduce living expenses) $ ______________

Any other income (do NOT include means-tested
Public assistance, such as TANF or food stamps) $ _____________

GROSS MONTHLY INCOME $ ______________
B. Affiantâ€™s Net Monthly Income from employment
(deducting only state and federal taxes and FICA)$ ____________

Affiantâ€™s pay period (i.e., weekly, monthly, etc.) ___________________

Number of exemptions claimed ____________

4. ASSETS

(If you claim or agree that all or part of an asset is non-marital, indicate the non-marital portion under the appropriate spouseâ€™s column and state the amount and the basis: pre-marital, gift, inheritance, source of funds, etc.).

Description Value Separate Asset
of the Husband Separate Asset
of the Wife Basis of the
Claim

Cash
$____________
______________
______________
______________

Stocks, bonds
$____________
______________
______________
______________

CDâ€™s/Money Market
Accounts
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Bank Accounts
(list each account):

_______________
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Retirement Pensions,
401K, IRA, or
Profit Sharing

$____________

______________

____________________

Money owed you:
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Tax Refund
owed you:

$____________

______________

____________________

Real Estate:

home:

debt owed:
$ ___________

$ ___________
_____________
_____________
____________________

other:

debt owed:
$____________

$ ____________
______________
______________
____________________
Automobiles/Vehicles:
Vehicle 1:

debt owed: $____________

$ ___________ ______________ ______________ ____________________
Vehicle 2:

debt owed: $____________

$____________ ______________ ______________ ____________________

Life Insurance
(net cash value):

$____________

______________

____________________

Furniture/furnishings:
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Jewelry:
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Collectibles:
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Other Assets:
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

_______________
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

Total Assets:
$____________
______________
______________
____________________

5. A. AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSES

HOUSEHOLD
Mortgage or rent payments $ __________ Cable TV $ __________

Property taxes
$ __________
Misc. household and grocery
Items

$ __________

Homeowner/Renter Insurance
$ __________
Meals outside the home
$ __________

Electricity
$ __________
Other
$ __________

Water
$ __________
AUTOMOBILE

Garbage and Sewer
$ __________ Gasoline and oil $ __________

Telephone:
residential line:

cellular telephone:

$ __________

$ __________ Repairs

Auto tags and license

Insurance $ __________

$ __________

Gas
$ __________
OTHER VEHICLES
(boats, trailers, RVs, etc.)

Repairs and maintenance:
$ __________ Gasoline and oil $__________

Lawn Care
$ __________ Repairs $__________

Pest Control
$ __________ Tags and license

Insurance $__________

$__________

CHILDRENâ€™S EXPENSES AFFIANTâ€™S OTHER EXPENSES

Child care (total monthly cost)
$__________
Dry cleaning/laundry
$__________

School tuition
$__________
Clothing
$__________

Tutoring
$__________
Medical, dental, prescription
(out of pocket/uncovered expenses)

$__________
Private lessons (e.g., music, dance) $__________
Affiantâ€™s gifts (special holidays)
$__________

School supplies/expenses
$__________
Entertainment
$__________

Lunch Money
$__________
Recreational Expenses (e.g., fitness)
$__________

Other Educational Expenses (list)

Vacations
$__________

____________________
$__________
Travel Expenses for Visitation
$__________

____________________
$__________
Publications
$__________

Allowance
$__________
Dues, clubs
$__________

Clothing
$__________
Religious and charities
$__________

Diapers
$__________
Pet expenses
$__________

Medical, dental, prescription
(out of pocket/uncovered expenses)

$__________
Alimony paid to former spouse
$__________

Grooming, hygiene
$__________ Child support paid for other children
$__________

Gifts from children to others
$__________
Date of initial order:
__________

Entertainment
$__________
Other (attach sheet)
$__________

Activities (including extra-curricular,
school, religious, cultural, etc.)
$__________

Summer Camps
$__________

OTHER INSURANCE
Health
Child(ren)â€™s portion: $__________ $__________
Dental
Child(ren)â€™s portion: $__________ $__________
Vision
Child(ren)â€™s portion: $__________ $__________
Life
Relationship of Beneficiary: $__________
____________
Disability $__________

Other (specify):
$__________
TOTAL ABOVE EXPENSES $ _______________________

B. PAYMENTS TO CREDITORS
(please check one)
To Whom: Balance Due Monthly Payment Joint Plaintiff Defendant

TOTAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO CREDITORS: $ ___________________

C. TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES: $ ______________________

This ______________________ day of ___________, 20________.

_____________________________________

Affiantâ€™s Signature

_____________________________________
Notary Public Affiant

Attorney

Social Media and Legal Claims

Joseph McClelland — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:59:01 +0000

Social Media and Legal Claims is a post from: Atlanta wrongful death law firms motorcycle laws car accidents

As a personal injury lawyer and divorce attorney, social media is playing a greater role in my daily practice and I am not talking about Matt Cutts/social media/serps. I am talking about clients either creating the need for legal representation or destroying their own legal case by being online and the footprint you leave behind. Let us go over some popular social media sites and how users could create havoc in their life. Starting with the most popular and dangerous is Facebook.

Facebook: Internet Divorce Maker & Car Accident Killer

Every person that you wanted to sleep with in past is in one place. Every mistake you made has a profile. Every future mistake has a profile. Facebook is by far the biggest home wrecker IMHO and my legal opinion. Oh, I am just catching up with some old friends today, reliving old times the next. Post that photo of you shooting hoops on the day we are claiming compensation for lost wages after a car accident. Comment about how fast you were driving before the accident. Wonder in written form if maybe it was you that was hurt, or maybe that you were never hurt. Talk about the amount you are willing to accept to settle the case. These would be invaluable to opposing counsel before a jury.

The Tweet Timeline & Terrible Tweeting

On Twitter users are limited to 140 characters to get there point across. Some people a great amount of thought into their tweets, but others just run at the mouth. This is where the problem arises. The person that tweets instead of just saying stupid things will put those tweets into the “public record”. The who, what, when, where each tweet raises questions with potentially troubling answers. This is the origin of something I coined called the “Tweet Timeline”. This is when you use the time of the tweets to place someone’s location. In a divorce case, this could be used to show that a client was at home or out with a mysterious lover. In a car accident case, it could be used by an attorney to show the driver was tweeting and that tweet caused the car accident. But, in general, using Twitter causes much fewer issues that the “Home Wrecker”.

Digg For Divorce & Reddit Before My Kid’s Standard Visitation

These are social bookmarking sites where users vote up and down other’s work. You are safer here in my opinion, but not completely. For example, you think your marriage is going great only to find your spouse is bookmarking divorce articles and divorce attorneys in the local market. Yikes. Let’s hope it is for a friend. But, you can see the types of questions that could be raised with the content you are bookmarking. So, that article you bookmarked about Scarlett Joannson and whats his name just got your wife nervous.

Legal Wrap Up

As a society for the several decades we have been isolated from a sense of community. It just doesn’t exist, even in my own neighborhood. Things have changed, and I am only 35 years old. All of that changed with the internet because you could reach out learn something from a similar mind. When blogging started, we started to basis of a community. Not because of comments, but because more regular people had sites. So, what before needed either a commerical purpose in mind or have to protect an image, bloggers started issuing opinions in mass. People had a voice, although singular in nature, but atleast you an outlet. All of that has changed with social media. Social media IMHO is a curation of the web’s best (or worst) done by all of us. It is the gong show for the internet. There is too much content for me to view, so we rely on each other to pick through the news. The Huffington Post of the Huffington Post. Have fun out there, but be cautious of the trail you leave behind. Love you all.

This post was written by Georgia Attorney, Joseph P. McClelland, Esq.