Divorce · Augusta · Dublin · Statesboro
Divorce is hard enough. Don't face it alone.
Maybe you have seen it coming for a long time. Maybe it hit you all at once. Either way, the questions come fast and they keep you up at night. What happens to the kids? Who keeps the house? Can I even afford this? You do not need to have the answers right now. You need someone who does, standing on your side. Attorney Kelly Brashear Kitchens helps people across Augusta, Dublin, and Statesboro get through divorce with their footing, their dignity, and their future intact.
What is really at stake
A divorce decides your future, not just your present.
The choices made during a divorce do not reset when it is over. They follow you for years.
Who your children live with. How often you see them. Who keeps the home. How property and debt get divided. Whether support is paid, and how much. These are not small things, and once a judge signs the final decree, undoing a bad outcome is hard and sometimes impossible.
That is the part people do not see coming. The ones who try to handle it alone, or who grab a cheap online form, or who just want it over with so badly that they sign whatever is put in front of them, are often the ones who lose ground they can never get back. Time with their kids. Their share of what they built. Their financial footing for the next ten years.
If your spouse already has a lawyer, the table is not even. The court will not slow down to make sure you understood what you signed. The other side will not look out for you. Going in without your own attorney is the single most expensive mistake people make in a Georgia divorce.
There is a better way through this
You get someone who has done this hundreds of times.
You should not have to learn divorce law in the worst month of your life. That is our job. When you work with Kelly, you get someone who has stood in these courtrooms, knows how these cases actually play out, and can tell you in plain words what is likely to happen and what we can do about it.
Straight answers
We explain your options in plain language, no jargon, so you understand what you are deciding and why.
Your side protected
We handle the filings, the deadlines, and the negotiation, and we stand between you and a process built to grind you down.
Your children first
When kids are involved, their well-being drives every decision. We help you build a parenting arrangement that protects them and your role in their lives.
What to expect
What a Georgia divorce actually involves.
Every divorce is different, but most move through the same basic ground. Knowing it ahead of time takes some of the fear out of it.
Agreed or contested
If you and your spouse agree on the major issues, the process is faster, calmer, and less expensive. If you do not, the court helps decide. Most divorces land somewhere in between, agreed on some things, fought over others. We handle both, and part of our job is moving you toward agreement wherever it serves you.
What gets decided
A divorce sorts out how property and debt are divided, custody and parenting time if you have children, child support, and in some cases support for a spouse. These are the decisions that shape your next several years, which is why getting them right matters so much.
If you have children
When minor children are involved, Georgia requires a parenting plan that sets out custody and a schedule, and parents are generally required to complete a short parenting class. We walk you through both so nothing catches you off guard.
How long it takes
Georgia law sets a minimum waiting period after your spouse is served before a divorce can be finalized, and an agreed divorce moves much faster than a contested one. We will give you a realistic timeline for your situation rather than a number that sounds good but is not true.
A rare advantage
When divorce and debt arrive together.
Money trouble and divorce often come hand in hand. One household becomes two, and the debt does not split itself neatly. Most family lawyers cannot help you with the debt side, and most bankruptcy lawyers cannot help with the divorce, so people end up paying two firms that never talk to each other.
This is one of the few firms that handles both family law and bankruptcy under one roof. If debt is tangled up in your divorce, we can look at the whole picture and tell you the smartest order to handle it, without you starting over with a stranger.
The attorney in your corner
Why people trust Kelly with this.
Kelly is a former Augusta prosecutor who tried more than 100 cases before turning her focus to helping families. That courtroom background is rare in family law, and it matters: if your divorce ends up in front of a judge, you want someone who is genuinely comfortable there, not learning on your case.
But what clients tell us they remember is that she listened. She treated them like a person, not a file. She told them the truth even when it was not what they hoped to hear, and she fought for them when it counted.
Take the first step
One conversation can change everything.
You do not have to decide anything today except to stop carrying this alone. One free, confidential talk tells you where you stand, what your choices are, and what to do next, with no pressure and no judgment. Texting is the fastest way to reach us, and we will get right back to you.
P.S. The sooner you understand your options, the more of them you have. Waiting only narrows the road. Reach out today, even if you are not sure you are ready.
Come see us
Three offices across the CSRA.
We help families throughout Augusta, Dublin, Statesboro and the surrounding area.
Straight answers
Common divorce questions.
You do not have to carry this alone
Let's talk about your next step.
Send a text or give us a call, or use our contact page and we will reach out, in confidence.
The information on this page is general and is not legal advice, and contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. Divorce outcomes depend on the specific facts of your situation and the discretion of the court, and no particular result can be promised. We serve clients throughout Augusta, Dublin, Statesboro and the surrounding CSRA.