Everything impacts family law, because everything impacts families. Our changing social mores, our political zeitgeist, our econmony even our environment direcly impact how families operate and therefore, how family law is done.Right now I'm seeing much that is...
Month: August 2014
Legitimation the easy way or the hard way.
Family law is all about the most delicate, trying moments of our lives. There is nothing that will call forth angst like a family dispute. There is nothing that challenges the deepest of ethics like a deteriorating relationship. There is nothing that...
International Family Law – A Huge Update
In International Family Law we have a new law of the land. On August 8, President Obama signed the Sean Goldman Law into existence. In Hague Convention Abduction terms, this is a very big deal.The law establishes many things. One is an official...
High Asset Divorce and Money Wise
There are a few relatively large family law firms in the State of Georgia. To a one (except for us) those firms are exclusively interested in handling high asset divorces. Why is that? The thought goes that this is where the money is. Handle a high...
Self Righteous Slaughter
Tonight, a blog of personal privilege borne of deep, personal interest.The death of James Foley is so moving. He was recently murdered by the Islamic State. It well demonstrates the ruthlessness, the barbarism of the inhuman monsters who killed him. Those...
Oh The Things We Do. Savannah!
One of the advantages of having such a large Family Law firm spread out across the State of Georgia is the neat stuff in which we are involved. Today's installment takes us to Savannah!Just yesterday, the Savannah Voice Festival finished off its two week series...
Custody: Heartbreak Hotel
Of all the family law work that we do, of all the issues that we handle, of all of the different kinds of cases that we try, custody cases are the hardest, most heart wrenching, high stakes gambits imaginable.Custody cases are borne of true disagreement. When...
Domestically Dirty Words, Part III: Divorce
Tonight's post on the DDD Part III, Divorce, was written by our Atlanta Family Law Attorney, Cherese Clark.The last dirty word of this series is likely to draw many objections (no pun intended). It is a word that often triggers anger and sadness. Many clients...
Family Law, Make the Right Choice.
Here's the scenario: you are facing a family law case, maybe a divorce or modification or contempt. Maybe you are planning to file it. Maybe you are facing one filed against you. Now comes the daunting task of choosing a lawyer. There are hundreds out there. How do...
Family Law: It Ain’t Math
Tonight's post on math and Family Law was written by our Savannah Family Law Attorney, David Purvis.In our free consultations, we are often asked for exact numbers for what we think alimony may be, or who might get what percentage of a retirement, checking, or savings...