Can Conduct Affect Property Division in a Georgia Divorce?
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Did you know that your conduct during marriage can impact property division in a Georgia divorce? Judges consider how each party contributed (or failed to contribute) to the marriage when dividing assets. Learn how this could affect your case.
in Georgia most judges are going to start with a 50-50 division of assets and debts between parties however testimony in Georgia about the parties and by the parties can cause a judge to make a determination as to whether or not a 50/50 split should be done in Georgia you can look at the conduct between the parties meaning how the parties treated each other and what the parties did in their lives to make a determination that a 50/50 split would not be Equitable for example you can have somebody who was not true to the marriage meaning they did not do anything to help the marriage grow assets they simply just took assets from the marriage and used them that were not in ways beneficial to the marriage at that point a judge could decide well hey you shouldn’t get any of the assets left because you spent your part already or hey I don’t like the way in which you comported yourself in the Merit so I’m not going to give you a 50/50 share those are things judges or juries can make decisions about in a hearing before the court or by the jury
