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Atlanta Family LawyersGeorgia divorce law provides for temporary alimony and is a means for obtaining money to continue support for a spouse and/or to obtain a Georgia divorce lawyer for permanent divorce proceedings. To state a claim for temporary alimony, the spouse must show a valid marriage, bonafide separation, and a pending divorce or permanent alimony procceding with contested issues between teh parties.

The trial judge in a Georgia temporary alimony hearing has broad discretion in awarding temprary alimony. A temporary alimony award, once awarded, will prevent a spouse's liability for necessaries furnished to the other spouse by third party providers. A temporary alimony order may be enforced by the usual remedies of contempt, garnishment, or writi of fi. fa. Even if permanent alimony is later denised, installments of temprary alimony which were due and unpaid prior to the final Georgia divorce judgment may be collected.

The typical award of temporary alimony in a Georgia divorce proceeding is cash but can also consist of the use and possession of the other spouse's property. A spouse may be ordered to pay various debts incurred by either of the parties, includinb but not limited to house payments, expenses of maintenace of the house and premises, utility bills, taxes, insurance, doctor bills, and school expenses. The period of time subject to an award of temporary alimony is retroactive to the date of separation, and prospectively, from the date of the hearing to the date of the final judgment and permanent award, if any.