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Amicable Divorce Network Conference
Ryan Symons has received his CPA license
Laurie Dyke on the ADN podcast
Laurie Dyke Speaks about Financial Infidelity to Fox Business
Laurie was recently interviewed by Fox Business about financial infidelity. Read about the warning signs here.
Sharpening The Blade
IAG Forensics & Valuation’s employees have a busy start to the summer sharpening the blade. We are big believers in industry specific training, supporting and participating in the activities of the groups we serve. We like to get to know the attorneys and other professionals as well as the issues and challenges they face because it…
IAG Forensics’ Services Acknowledged by Atlanta Legal Aid and the Atlanta Bar Assoc.
In late 2011, we were contacted by the Atlanta Legal Aid Society to assist a single mother with a child support modification case. The mother’s former husband was seeking a downward modification of child support claiming his income had decreased. After analyzing numerous documents related to the husband’s business, we discovered the father’s income had…
Divorce and Difficult to Divide Assets
IAG recently found an informative article, “How to Handle Difficult to Divide Assets”, written by Jeff Landers at Forbes.com. Landers highlights four key points to remember during the pendency of divorce: Best offense is a good defense – planning and postnuptial agreements Liquidating assets isn’t always possible or advisable – tax implications and selling costs…
Wife Kept Separate Property in Pina v. Pina
Generally, a trial court will determine the status of separate property based on the conveyance of the property into joint names, contributions made towards the property from both parties, and the source of funds used to maintain and pay down the mortgage during the marriage. Georgia’s Supreme Court recently affirmed the trial court’s decision to award…
Loan to Shareholder v Distribution
IAG recently noted a handy article posted by tax attorney, Anthony Rollins, on Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal’s website. Anthony (“A.J.”) summarized the tax court’s consideration of a question often asked in other litigation – is that shareholder loan really a distribution? A.J. included several aspects of the loan that the court evaluated. It’s a useful reference list.…
Superior Court of Fulton County Hosts Family Law Community Days
The Family Law Division of The Superior Court of Fulton County is hosting three Family Law Community Days during the month of May. These events are designed to educate the public about the work of the Family Division and assist those who need its services. For more information, please see the flyer or log on to…
Stearns Family Law Blog
We found two good articles recently on the Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor Family Law Blog about Things to Consider when Hiring a Divorce Attorney and What is a Guardian Ad Litem?
The Family Lawyer – Laurie Dyke presentation
See attached link to the Atlanta Bar Association April newsletter which includes a discussion of a presentation that Laurie made at the March Family Law breakfast. Her presentation included tips for attorneys when working with financial professionals and the impact of recent case law on tracing methodologies.
Recent Georgia Supreme Court Opinion on Child Support
On January 24, 2011, the Supreme Court addressed issues related to child support calculations, mandatory drug testing, and shared joint physical custody in Willis v. Willis. In Willis, the Husband appealed the trial court’s calculation of his child support obligation and its decision to require him to take mandatory quarterly drug tests. Per the final…
Georgia’s Supreme Court Addresses Separate Property and Goodwill
Experts historically used Thomas v Thomas (1989) and related cases as the basis for calculating separate and marital interest in certain assets using a source-of-funds approach and methodology. In recent years, the source-of-funds approach has been eroded by such cases as Lerch v. Lerch (2005) and Coe v. Coe (2009) in which the Supreme Court determined that a party which would…
Domestic Relations Pilot Project Still Set to End
Georgia’s Domestic Relations Pilot Project is scheduled to end on June 30, 2011. Under the Domestic Relations Pilot Project, appeals in divorce and alimony cases are automatically granted if the appeals are not deemed frivolous by majority of the Supreme Court. In March of 2009, the program was extended from ending on June 30, 2009 to June 30,…
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