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Telephone visitation
When one thinks of custody and visitation in a divorce case, the first thing that most likely comes to mind is: ?When will I see my children?? An important aspect of visitation is not only when you ...read more
Family law and Facebook
In this era of social networking websites such as Facebook and My Space, you can find out just about anything about anyone. You can find out their likes and dislikes, their friends, and what they ...read more
Custody and Relocation
The Supreme Court of Georgia recently affirmed a case from Gwinnett County Superior Court regarding relocation and child custody. Almon-Davis v. Davis, 286 Ga. 456 (2010). In that divorce case, both ...read more
In what form should I make my child support or alimony payment?
Atlanta divorce attorneys are often asked about the form in which child support and/or alimony payments should be made (i.e. cash, check, money order). Obviously, if the order for support specifies ...read more
Custody Modification in Military Family
The Court of Appeals recently addressed a custody modification in a military family. In Mitcham v. Spry, the parents? divorce settlement agreement provided that the parties would have ?joint legal ...read more
Service of process in Dekalb county modification action
Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals addressed the issue of a parent not being properly served with a custody modification action. In that case, pursuant to their Dekalb county divorce decree, the ...read more
Discretion of Dekalb County trial court affirmed in child support case
Recently, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the great discretion of the Dekalb County trial court in determining how to handle a father who was in contempt of his child support obligation. Henry ...read more
Fulton County jurisdiction ruling vacated in custody case
A decision of a Fulton County judge regarding jurisdiction in a custody modification case was recently overturned in Murillo v. Murillo, 360 Ga. App. 61 (2009). A husband and wife were divorced in ...read more
Importance of unambiguous child support language
We recently represented a husband in a successful appeal of his dismissed child support modification action. The parties were divorced in 2007 and, according to the final judgment and decree of ...read more
Jurisdiction over custody modification when parents live in different states
One of the most confusing aspects of child custody cases can be where the case should be filed when the parents live in different states. Generally, in regards to custody modification actions, the ...read more
Cumming, Georgia Divorce: Alimony Modification, Permanent Alimony ? Georgia Case Update
An interesting alimony modification case from Cumming, Georgia was recently reviewed (and affirmed) by the Georgia Supreme Court on April 28, 2009. See Crosby v. Lebert (S09A09). The facts in that ...read more
Child Custody - Georgia Case Law Update
On March 23, 2009, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court's denial of the wife's motion for new trial in her divorce action in Rembert v. Rembert (S08F1582). Specifically, the wife ...read more
Child Support, Deprivation - Georgia Case Law Update
On January 28, 2009, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Gwinnett County Juvenile Court regarding the modification of a temporary child support award in a deprivation case. In ...read more
Child Support Modification: Jurisdiction - Georgia Case Law Update
On November 13, 2008, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Kean v. Marshall (A08A0828) regarding the issue of proper jurisdiction for a child support modification action. The original ...read more
Atlanta Divorce Lawyers Guide to Divorce and Family Law Cases in Fulton County, Georgia: Guardian Ad Litem
Our final blog entry in our Atlanta Divorce Lawyers Guide to Divorce and Family Law Cases in Fulton County, Georgia is in regards to the Fulton County's Guardian Ad Litem program. A Guardian Ad ...read more