Solutions for Georgia Families
Family law can be one of the most emotional areas of law. When you are caught up in the midst of the action, it can be difficult to see the elements of your case objectively. At the law office of Bolin & West, P.C., we represent clients in all areas of family law, offering the information they need to make to informed choices about their legal situation.
With 15 years of combined experience, we have the skills necessary to represent clients throughout the legal process. We represent clients throughout Darien and Coastal Georgia. Contact us online or call 912-342-4044 to schedule your free initial consultation.
Knowledgeable Legal Support
- Adoption: We represent clients in stepparent, grandparent and third-party domestic adoptions. Working with an experienced attorney is necessary to properly ensure that all adoption requirements are met.
- Divorce: If there is no way your marriage can work, we will explain the law, statutory requirements, visitation and child support guidelines, if children are involved. We will also discuss property division and spousal support.
- Annulment: An annulment is like erasing the marriage. There are specific grounds as well as time limits as to when an annulment can take place.
- Child support: In Georgia, child support is based on a complex statutory formula. Our lawyers work with clients to calculate the child support amount. This takes several factors into consideration, including the income of both parents and the amount of time each parent spends with the child.
- Child custody: Parenting plans must be approved by the court. We work with our clients to create a schedule that takes into account each parent's schedule and availability.
- Modifications of child support: If there has been a substantial change in circumstances, you may be able to modify your existing child support obligations. An increase or decrease in the earning capacity of either parent or a change in the child's needs may qualify as grounds for modification.
- Modifications of child custody: A substantial change in circumstances may be grounds for a modification of child custody. Substantial changes can include children of a certain age choosing which parent has physical custody of them, unfitness of a parent, or a parent's relocation.
- Alimony/spousal support/maintenance: Depending on the length of the marriage, the standard of living during the marriage and the earning capacity of each party, you may qualify for temporary, permanent or partial support from your spouse after the divorce.
- Paternity: Paternity testing can be requested by a father who wants rights to a child he thinks is his, or from a mother who wants the father to have parental obligations.
- Pre-nuptial agreements: Our attorneys help couples plan proper pre-nuptial agreements to protect their interests going into the marriage. It is important to be open, honest and realistic with your lawyer and the other party when you are preparing a pre-nuptial agreement.
- Property division: Property division in a divorce requires full disclosure of all your assets both marital and non-marital. They need to be divided equitably in the final divorce decree. An equitable division does not always mean equal.
Schedule your free initial consultation by contacting us online or by calling 912-342-4044.