This past season of "Better Call Saul" had an episode titled "Chicanery." What a great word! And a pretty good word to describe this particular week on our Savannah office's calendar.Chi-can-er-y: n., the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal...
Month: July 2017
Charlie Gard – International Family Law Quandry.
A subtle but significant difference in laws creates the international family law quandry that surrounds Charlie Gard. If you haven't heard, Charlie Gard is an 11th month old British citizen who suffers from a disease so rare that only 16 people have ever been known to...
Have you verified your child’s vacation with your ex-spouse?
School is out and summer vacation is upon us which, for a lot of families, means the opportunity to take family vacations to other states or even other countries. If you're divorced or separated, however, you may need to do a little more planning before going on your...
Custody: They’re Watching You!
One of my most favorite quotes about parenting is the quote by Robert Fulghum: "Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you". Another quote I stand by is that "it takes a village to raise a child". In custody cases, many...
What A Mouthful. Trial Practice
Words are tricky. They can get you in trouble or out of trouble. They can save your life or get you killed. They can save your relationship or end it. They can win your case or lose it. I think you get the idea. Words are everything in our profession. Words are the...
What goes around… Custody
I know a guy. He got divorced a long, long time ago. As soon as he was divorced, his ex-wife took off with his two children, then about six and four, to parts unknown. She had no cause to take off, didn't even claim any, but she just didn't want to share her kids with...
“What Do You Know?”
Would your decision to hire an oncologist be based solely on whether or not that doctor has had cancer? Or would your choice of pediatrician turn on whether that doctor has children of their own? I remember when I was a counselor working in addiction treatment, I...
Violence at Home
"To the Moon, Alice," Ralph Kramden would often say, his fist clenched tight under his wife's jaw. Kramden didn't mean, "to the Moon and back" as in, "I love you to the Moon and back." He meant he was going to punch her so hard that he would knock her to the Moon.I...