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Family Law and Domestic Violence >  View All Subtopics   Read information about your legal rights. There are 161 resources Page 2 of 4    Can I continue to receive health insurance for myself and my children? (Separate Website) You can ask the court to order your spouse to provide health insurance for the children. If you want health insurance coverage for yourself, some laws let you continue receiving health insurance coverage (COBRA). You must give the insurance company certain notices. The premium payments must be made. You can ask the court to order your spouse to pay these. Tell your lawyer if you need health insurance coverage from your spouse. If the insurance coverage is cut off, you may not be able to get it back.     Other Formats:   Word File           Can I get alimony? (Separate Website) Alimony is money for support paid to a spouse by the other spouse. Alimony can last for a short time or a long time. The court usually awards alimony only when a long-term marriage ends. One person must show a need for support, while the other person must have the ability to pay.     Other Formats:   Word File           Can I get part of my spouse's military retirement or civilian pension? (Separate Website) You may be able to get part of your spouse's military retirement or civilian pension. This can be true even if your spouse is not retired yet. Sometimes you cannot begin to receive these benefits until your spouse retires. There are two reasons for a court to give a part of a spouse's military retirement or civilian pension. Sometimes courts call it dividing the "property" obtained during the marriage. Sometimes courts call it alimony. You should tell your lawyer if you think your spouse has a military or civilian pension or any other benefit. You have to ask for these benefits during the divorce. You can't ask for these benefits later after the divorce is final.           Can my spouse and I agree to have no child support? (Separate Website) No. Child support belongs to the children; not the parents. For that reason, parents may not give up child support.     Other Formats:   Word File           Child Support in Georgia Georgia’s new child support guidelines began January 1, 2007. Under the old law, courts used just the income of the parent the child was not living with to decide how much child support should be paid. Under the new law, courts will consider the income of both parents. The court will also look at the best interest of the children. By: Georgia Legal Services Program             I already have an order for child support. Do I still need to fill out the financial affidavit and the child support worksheets? (Separate Website) Yes, you must fill out the financial affidavit and child support worksheets. The court will not accept your papers for filing without the completed affidavit and worksheets. Divorce laws frequently change, and the court must make sure that the child support amount complies with the current laws. Also, the court must make sure that the child support amount is fair given the current income of the parents.     Other Formats:   Word File        Custody and Visitation     Custody and Visitation      Modification of a Court Order in a Family Law Case This document explains how to modify a court order in a family law case. By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society             Paternity - Establishing Fathers' Responsibilities Establishing paternity means that you are determining who is the father of a particular child. This document discusses common questions about paternity, such as: (1) How may the paternity of a child be established? (2) Who can start an action to establish paternity? (3) Does the mother of the child have to be a party and be notified? By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society            Neglect and Domestic Violence      Child Deprivation, Domestic Violence and Visitation Powerpoint on Child Deprivation, Domestic Violence and Visitation issues. By: Georgia Legal Services Program             The Role of Guardians Ad Litem in Domestic Violence and Child Custody Matters A Powerpoint presentation on the Role of Guardians Ad Litem in Domestic Violence and Child Custody Matters By: Georgia Legal Services Program            Grandparents' Rights      Grandparent Visitation This document contains information about grandparents' rights to visit their grandchildren. By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society            Child Support      The Georgia Child Support Law Details the 2007 child support law for the state of Georgia By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society       Read this in: Spanish / Español        Death and Burial Issues     Death Benefits      Burial and Plot-Interment Allowances (Separate Website) The website has information on partial financial reimbursement for an eligible veteran's burial and funeral costs. By: Department of Veteran's Affairs     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Veterans (Separate Website) The website has information on dependency and indemnity compensation ? a financial benefit for eligible survivors of certain deceased veterans By: Department of Veteran?s Affairs     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Medicaid Information and Long-term Care: Burial Exclusions The State of Georgia has made changes to the burial exclusions affecting specific classes of Medicaid that typically fund long-term care services. Affected by those changes include the Adult, Blind and Disabled class of Medicaid, which covers Medicaid for Long-term Care: Nursing Home Medicaid and Medicaid Waiver Programs like the CCSP (Community Care Services Program). By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services           Veterans' Burial and Memorial Benefits (Separate Website) The Department of Veterans' Affairs National Cemetery Administration's web site is designed to assist you with information on the VA's national cemeteries and other memorial benefits. The National Cemetery Association honors veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our country. By: Department of Veterans' Affairs     Read this in: Spanish / Español           Veterans' Survivors' Benefits The death of a family member can raise many legal issues, particularly if your loved one served in the military. If your spouse, parent, or child was a veteran, you might be eligible for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). There are three main types of benefits that may be available to survivors of veterans. Survivors may be able to get dependency and indemnity compensation, death pension benefits, and burial benefits. By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society            End of Life Planning      Details of My Final Arrangements This document helps you sort out your thoughts (and write them out) about how you want things to be managed upon your death, including information about your will, your advance directives (living will and durable power of attorney), your insurance policies, bank accounts, your desires for funeral services, burial arrangements and any additional requests that are not contained in your will. By: Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services           End of Life Planning: DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER There are often many questions about who has the authority to approve orders not to resuscitate a person or to approve a “No Code.” The law in Georgia is very specific and there are circumstances when regardless of a person’s wishes, that order cannot be carried out in the person’s current location. By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services           The Facts About Financial Powers of Attorney Learn what you need to know about advance directives. By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society            Funerals and Burials      A Checklist of What To Do When A Loved One Dies When a loved one passes away, it is an understandably stressful time. It can be even more stressful and/or traumatic trying to remember all of the details that must be taken care of related to a person's death. If you are in charge of handling the affairs of the decedent (the person who has died), this is a checklist of some of the more important considerations. By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services     Other Formats:   Word File           A Consumer's Guide to Cemeteries and Funeral Services (Separate Website) In times of loss, we are faced with many difficult decisions involving our loved one's funeral service and burial arrangements. Unfortunately, it is during this time that consumers are most vulnerable to becoming victims of fraud. The Securities and Business Regulation Division of the Office of Secretary of State oversees the business practices of preneed dealers, merchandise dealers and perpetual care cemeteries throughout Georgia, excluding those cemeteries that are family and church-owned. To help sort the good from the bad, this brochure is designed to better acquaint you with the laws and rules regulating perpetual care cemeteries, preneed dealers, and merchandise dealers in our state. With this information, you will be better prepared and better informed when the time comes for the difficult decisions of loss to be made. By: Georgia Secretary of State