Hot take coming in... I don’t think Sophie Turner filed her Petition for the Immediate Return of the Minor Children to England to actually return the children to England immediately. Based on Turner’s filings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...
Georgia and International Family Law Blog
Oh, this is an “S.O.S.” – The Jurisdiction Battle Between Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner.
The media has been buzzing with the news that Game of Thrones star, Sophie Turner, and boy band legend, Joe Jonas, have called in split after their four year marriage. Up until today, the question of custody of the two celebrities’ minor daughters has been a question...
Proposals, Prenuptial Agreements, Prepared
My fiancé - I still get giddy just thinking that word - planned our perfect proposal. I’d change nothing. Not even some of the candid photos of us that came out a little haphazard. They were still perfect. Quickly, almost as soon as the ring slid into place on my...
Presence is the Best Present
What is your dream gift? For some it might be a brand-new, candy-red Porsche 911 Carrera GTS with fewer miles than they have birthdays. For others, a sparkling new Rolex Daytona or other similarly rare timepiece that not only leaps off of one’s wrist into...
You don’t have to be perfect, but you do have to be mindful
Some custody proceedings are amicable affairs; some are antagonistic. With social media becoming more and more integrated into our lives, particular our social lives, when a divorce or custody dispute turns contentious parties can be quick to try and dig up dirt. If...
Let It Go
Why is it every time we break up with someone, it seems like the breakup has to be messy, that someone has to “blow it up” so that it is easier to walk away? That seems to be the norm rather than the outlier. It’s like we have to make breakups ugly or even vindictive...
I can’t stand my ex, now how can I co-parent?
This is a question many separated or divorced parents face as they move from partners and parents to solely parents. Separation and divorce can really bring out the worst in people and then you add on the stress of the unknown and the emotional turmoil divorce and...
The Sound of Peace
It had been twenty-five days since Evelyn’s husband was court-ordered to vacate the marital residence; five days since he actually vacated. The only trace of him left in the home was an old pair of running sneakers he had tucked away and forgotten in the mudroom, much...
The Artifice of Artificial Intelligence
Considering its sudden appearance in the media, you might think that ChatGPT and other such Artificial Intelligence software is brand new, just emerging, about to inch forward into our lives. You wouldn’t be wrong but you also wouldn’t be right. In the field of law AI...
When divorcing, make sure your separation is “bona fide”
Divorce is stressful. Some divorces are more stressful than others, but at its core every divorce represents a fundamental change in the relationship of at least two people. While this change can benefit everyone involved, change itself can be hard to come to grips...