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Representing Families With Compassion And Commitment

The outcome of a family law case can determine how a family lives and grows for years to come. Considering how much of an impact these matters can have on a family, you want to be sure that you have a family law attorney by your side who understands what is at stake. If your lawyer is not as committed to your needs as you are, how can you be sure they are doing what is best for you?

At B. Dave Driggers, PC, you do not have to worry about your divorce and family law attorney’s commitment. Attorney B. Dave Driggers is an experienced lawyer serving clients in middle and south Georgia. He brings more than 20 years of experience helping individuals and families through their legal challenges. Mr. Driggers is committed to helping his clients get the best possible outcome for their situation and doing what is necessary to resolve matters efficiently.

Dedication In Your Representation

When Mr. Driggers represents his clients, he develops custom-tailored strategies that reflect their best interests. His decades of experience can help you through matters including:

When dealing with high-asset divorces, attorney Driggers spares no effort to handle things in a delicate manner. He brings in experts in business valuation and forensic accounting and psychologists and other professionals that can benefit his clients.

Frequently Asked Questions About Family Law In Georgia

Georgia family law cases raise a lot of the same questions, whether someone is facing a divorce, a child custody dispute or a property division issue. Here are answers to some of the ones we hear most often.

What are the legal grounds for divorce in Georgia?

Georgia law gives spouses 13 recognized paths to ending a marriage. Twelve require showing that the other spouse did something that caused the marriage to fall apart. The 13th takes a different approach entirely: it lets either spouse end the marriage simply by showing that it has broken down beyond repair, without pointing a finger at anyone.

That 13th option is what most people use. Georgia courts describe a marriage that qualifies as one where living together has become impossible and there is no real prospect of working things out. Both spouses don’t have to agree on that point. One person taking that position is enough, though the court must wait at least 30 days after the other spouse is served before granting the divorce.

The fault-based grounds see less use but aren’t irrelevant. Which ground a spouse chooses can carry real consequences. A spouse who committed adultery, for instance, may lose the right to receive alimony altogether. Beyond adultery, grounds include abandonment lasting at least a year, habitual substance abuse, cruel treatment, imprisonment for certain offenses, mental incapacity and several others involving circumstances that existed at or before the time of the marriage. Whether it makes sense to raise one of these grounds, and which one, is a decision that can shape how the broader case unfolds.

How is child support calculated in Bibb County?

Child support in Bibb County follows the same rules as the rest of Georgia, built around the Income Shares Model. Both parents’ gross monthly incomes are added together, and Georgia’s guidelines table assigns a total monthly support obligation based on that combined figure. Each parent then pays a share of that amount in proportion to what they earn relative to the total.

Several adjustments get factored in after that starting point. Health insurance premiums paid for the child, work-related childcare costs and extraordinary medical or educational expenses can all shift the final numbers up or down. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Georgia also added a mandatory parenting time adjustment: the more overnight visits a parent has, the more the formula reduces their payment obligation through a specific calculation, rather than leaving it to a judge’s discretion. Child support in Georgia generally ends when the child turns 18, or earlier if they marry or are emancipated.

How do Georgia courts divide marital property?

Georgia uses equitable distribution, which means marital property gets divided fairly, not automatically split down the middle. What’s fair depends on the facts of the specific marriage, and courts have broad discretion in making that call. There is no fixed formula.

The starting point is figuring out what actually belongs to the marital estate. Property and debts acquired during the marriage are generally on the table. What one spouse brought in before the wedding, along with inheritances and gifts one spouse received individually during the marriage, typically stay with that person. That protection can disappear, though, if separate property gets mixed together with marital assets or retitled in both names.

Once the marital estate is identified, courts weigh things like each spouse’s income and earning capacity, how long the marriage lasted, what each person contributed, including non-financial contributions like raising children or supporting the other spouse’s.

Someone To Look After You

Even if you are planning on pursuing an uncontested divorce, you can lose more than you need to in the process. Let a skilled and compassionate attorney help you defend your best interests by scheduling your initial consultation today. Contact Mr. Driggers’ office in Macon by calling 478-310-4873 or emailing him here. The sooner you reach out to him, the sooner he can begin helping your family.