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Last weekend, I finally got around to watching the movie "Room", which won Brie Larson an academy award for Best Actress last month. So, was the movie worth all the hype? I would say it 1,000% deserved all the praise it got; I thought it was a beautiful film. In case...
As many of my friends and clients begin their process towards marriage or are reaching the tail end of their divorce the same question comes up. "Are you going to change your name?"It is a question that many girls have been debating since their middle school days of...
A couple of weeks ago Michael Manely and I had a pleasure of attending the Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation's event- a lecture and CLE by Professor Bermann. (Big shout out to Atlanta International Arbitration Society for organizing such a...
In 1961, the Supreme Court of Georgia heard an appeal regarding the case my Grandfather James McClinton filed for a downward modification of the alimony he was ordered to pay his ex-wife, Juanita. At that time, he was paying her $400 per month, and when he filed his...
Georgia will only recognize a common law marriages that were established before January 1, 1997.There are many misunderstandings about common law marriages. One of the commonly held beliefs about common law marriages is that a couple is automatically considered...
With St. Patrick's Day around the bend here in Savannah, I can;t help but think of U2 and their song "Where the Streets Have No Name" for my second installment in this series.Truthfully, the song has nothing to do with family law. There is not one mention of divorce,...
A spouse that you can reason with is lovely but...what do you do with a spouse, or an ex, for whom reason seems a foreign language?Watching the state of our Presidential election has me thinking about what to do with people who don't/can't/are incapable of listening...
As native from central Florida, when I moved to Atlanta one of my immediate goals was to get immersed in the local culture, including the local sports teams. And like many other young Atlantans during the 2014-2015 season, I found the Atlanta Hawks to be a quality...
On March 13th it will be time to "spring forward" with the change to Daylight Saving Time. While it's no fun losing an hour of sleep, it is always a nice reminder the long days of summer are ahead.I'd also like to remind you all that there are other ways to "spring...
I can usually tell you how your case will turn out after we've spoken for about 30 minutes.Am I clairvoyant? No. Am I telepathic? No.Can I bend events to tum out my way? No.In fact, I have no super human qualities that I am aware of. (And I just checked with my wife....