Family Law Covers the Lifecycle of Marriage and Children

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Cobb County family law encompasses a broad range of concerns. An attorney is your best starting point for understanding how to protect relationships, assets and future financial stability, particularly for children.

Matrimonial law in Cobb County can begin when a couple contacts an attorney to craft a prenuptial agreement. This is not just a tool to protect assets, but also to manage debt prior to a marriage, and to afford an engaged couple the opportunity to discuss financial matters that will matter further down the road.

But when a marriage appears to be irretrievably broken, for cause or simply because both parties wish to separate, Marietta divorce laws provide several tools for doing this:

• Separation agreements
• Collaborative, arbitrated and mediated divorce
• Courtroom litigation divorce
• Child support enforcement
• Court-ordered visitation

Separation agreements are not required, but Cobb County family laws encourage a trial separation as a means to test the waters, so to speak. This is also a preliminary arrangement that can help define final divorce settlement terms if it proves workable under the divorce laws in Marietta.

Collaborative, arbitrated and mediated divorce negotiations are usually a more civil means of working out disputes and issues, and are usually more time and cost effective. All involve meetings outside of the courtroom, which can increase privacy for all parties and tend to be less adversarial. With collaborative divorce, both parties have to agree in advance that they will work in a spirit of cooperation. With a mediator, the intermediary provides recommendations that can be adhered to in a court, while the arbitrator provides decisions that are considered binding and final.

A divorce litigated in court under Cobb County matrimonial law is generally where the divorce is contested on some level and both parties are adversarial. The Marietta divorce lawyer for each side is generally striving to achieve the most favorable terms for a client.

Family law in Cobb County places a high priority on child custody and the financial support of children. If the grounds for divorce involved behaviors such as habitual drinking or use of illegal drugs, the parent who engaged in those behaviors will lack leverage where it comes to child custody. If after a divorce a parent fails to provide child support payments, the office of Child Support Enforcement will pursue collection of those funds on behalf of the child according to family law in Cobb County. When one parent prohibits or limits child visitation as directed by the divorce settlement terms, Marietta divorce law provides for the other parent to file a contempt of court case and the terms of the divorce may be modified as a result.

Of course, contemplating the end of a relationship through the use of family laws in Cobb County is usually unpleasant. But the law office of Daryl L. Kidd can help you navigate the system in such a way as to minimize the pain and achieve the best outcome for you, your children and their relationship with your former spouse. Please contact us to discuss the specifics of your case.

Contact our Marietta attorney toll free at 1-866-641-5841 or email Daryl's office through this website with your family law or divorce concern.