Joint physical custody, or 50/50 custody as it is sometimes referred, is defined as a custodial arrangement where both parents equally share in the day-to-day care of their children in common. Although with joint physical custody co-parents have the same parenting...
Kelly Clarkson has just settled her divorce from her husband of more than seven years. What is more surprising: the American Idol star paying $45,601.00 per month in child support or that she has primary physical custody of their two children and is still paying...
She leaned against the marble counter top, hand absently rubbing her swollen belly, while she looked out over the beautifully decorated mansion she needed to say goodbye to. Seven months pregnant, with no money to go and no right to stay: He had given her ‘till...
The buzzword on the nightly news these days is inflation. Over the past couple of years we’ve experienced all number of supply chain issues, employee shortages, employer shortages, and an ever-increasing cost of goods. If you’ve tried to buy a car in the past 12...
A few weeks later, the wife sits waiting on the wooden bench. Her bones digging in harshly with each nervous shift, her husband holds her hand loosely as they wait to be called. The room is large and bustling with many people clustered in the gallery seating. The...
One of the most important values upheld by the state of Georgia and its courts is a parent's obligation to support his or her children. Parents, specifically non-custodial parents, are required by law to provide adequate support for their minor children, and a minor...
One of the hardest things about the quarantine is the uncertainty. Not knowing how long the quarantine is going to last, not knowing how many small and mid-size businesses will not make it, not knowing whether or not you still will have a job next week.The experts...
"Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow."-A.P.J. Abdul KalamEvery day I encounter fathers from different walks of life and in extremely different circumstances. But if the father is being denied time with his child, no matter what...
There are a number of international and national conventions and treaties our firm routinely deals with including the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which is the cornerstone of measures to take when a child...
To the parent who owes child support, the phrase "Unpaid Child Support Is Forever" may appear less palatable than the familiar phrase regarding diamonds. But, generally speaking, this phrase is true in many aspects.Let's suppose that a parent was ordered to pay a...
