Understanding Legal Separation in Georgia

Precision and accuracy are the cornerstones of MEGA TOOL CO., LTD. product lines. For professional engineers, maintaining right angles is absolutely critical to a project’s success. Your average do-it-yourselfer does not have the level of training or the same knowledge that an engineer possesses, so they do not need to give the same attention to detail as a professional. Regardless of a project’s level of complexity, defining a precise scope of work has a direct relationship with the quality of the end results work product. Just like in construction engineering and construction, maintaining accuracy during the legal process will have a direct impact on the outcome of an engagement.

This is key when preparing for issues concerning legal separation in Georgia. It is important to define what needs to be accomplished in order to achieve this goal of completing a legal separation. Then the next step is to learn and understand intimately the steps necessary to facilitate a legal separation. This matters both in engineering and legal matters. The steps may seem like common sense, but if you miss them you can run into trouble. Of course, when you sit back and think about it you realize, it would be like missing the step where you microwave a burrito before eating it, or like forgetting to put eggs in a cake recipe.

For our friends who are going through a divorce, we have assembled a step-by-step guide on comprehensive steps for legal separation in Georgia:

1. A petition for legal separation must be filed with the court.
2. You must decide on where you will file your legal separation. This matters because different jurisdictions have different rules and guidelines.
3. You must define the property of the marriage. This matters because spouses must keep their personal assets separated when filing for legal separation. This will help define the assets that need to be equitably divided by the separation process.
4. Define child support and visitation issues.
5. Determine the spousal support issues.
6. These rules are subject to statewide regulations, court organization, and the terms you find in your legal contract. Make sure that you have the right language and that you are following the contract.
7. Once you have the language just right, set a timetable for completing your agreement.
8. Once you have the language just right and you have a timetable for completion of your clients’ goals and objectives, it’s time to go to court.
9. Once the court approves, you are off and running to meet your deadlines.
10. Stay within your timeline and you will be fine.