Divorce in Augusta, Georgia

Divorce in Augusta, Georgia

All divorce cases in Augusta, Georgia must go through some kind of court proceeding. Even if both parties agree on property division and custody, visitation, and support issues, the judge will still have to award the divorce. In most states, divorce cases, contested and no-fault are dealt by a special court generally known as “family court,” “domestic relations court,” or “divorce court.” These courts generally deal with only family-related cases including divorce, child custody and support, and even, adoption. Divorce in Augusta, Georgia can be stressful for both spouses and the children. The stakes are higher when there are children from the marriage. Divorce in Augusta, Georgia has tax consequences. If you get spousal support, you should report it as taxable income. If you are providing spousal support, you can deduct it. If you get alimony, you must plan for the likely tax impact of the income. Unlike an employer, your earlier spouse will not withhold any taxes from your support check. You can deduct spousal support payments on your income tax return, but not child support or property distributions. You can, however, make spousal support payments nontaxable and nondeductible if goes both ways and you both agree by stating as much in the marital settlement agreement. You should consider doing this if the spouse receiving support is in a higher tax bracket than the giving spouse or if the giving spouse doesn’t need the tax deduction and the receiving spouse doesn’t want to report the income.

———————————Shawn Gunder is an Augusta GA divorce lawyer & Georgia Military Divorce Lawyer He is an Augusta military divorce lawyer, GA child custody attorney and Augusta Georgia child support attorney.