since 1987 Keith Prater has provided intense representation to clients in Peachtree City and the South Metro ATL area in Personal Injury, Divorce & Family Law and Estate Planning Matters || Newnan to PTC to Griffin to LaGrange to Carrollton and all points in between
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Naive or Knucklehead: Divorce Settlement Agreements
Okay: I was raised an Army Brat and my Father and Mother and their friends used the old fashioned term, "Knucklehead", a lot almost always in a laughing conversation about either themselves or a mutual friend who had done something silly or daft. I thought the term applied to the subject matter of this post, so I posted a picture of one of the most beautiful motorcycle engines ever built and one that is highly sought after and is very expensive; and the engine's name is the "Knucklehead". I heard it routinely at the parties Mom and Dad threw and those they took me to, there were a lot of parties on weekends in the Army, until I was old enough to stay home. It was both a term of endearment and depending on context, one asserting stubbornness to a fault, ignorance, a lack of thought, usually used in a good humored way. With that said, I have seen some of the most god-awful divorce agreements seeking to be modified that in almost every case are presented by a prospective client who is well educated, and earning an above average income. How in the world they decided to sign an agreement without an attorney's advice and counsel is bewildering, still beyond me to comprehend. Alimony for life with no ability to modify for any reason ~ Wow! Joint custody that is not joint at all but is completely ones-sided with no support despite dramatically disparate incomes ~ college with no cap on the amount to be paid ~ Wow!
Please: Don't do your own dentistry, surgery, engineering or legal work if you are not working in your profession and even then don't do it!
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