“I’m where he always told me to go if I couldn’t find him,” Joey thought as he stood in the terminal at the Baltimore airport. Ever since his parents got divorced and he was old enough to fly unaccompanied, his Dad had found a spot, right next to a newsstand, that...
As I wrote a few days ago, Georgia General Assembly is considering a bill that would mandate 50/50 parenting time unless refuted by clear and convincing evidence. There is more in this proposed statute which we’ll consider tonight. Many members of the Family Law Bar...
A very controversial piece of proposed legislation has been introduced in the Georgia General Assembly. It is titled HB 96. It is sponsored by several people including representative Jasmine Clark from District 108. If HB96 becomes law it will tremendously change...
Going through a divorce in Georgia is never an easy process for anyone. This is especially true when children are involved, and parents are fighting for custody. Even if you didn't begin the "battle," it is still your responsibility to ensure that you are prepared for...
Kevin and Erica were divorced three ago. Kevin was awarded primary physical custody of their two boys, Spencer and Adam. The parties have coparented relatively well throughout the years and the boys are thriving in both homes. Erica, however, has recently been...
If a parent wants full custody of their children, seizing the children and fleeing to another country might initially seem like the perfect solution. The custody laws might differ in another country, and parents may believe they can’t be accused of kidnapping their...
Hearing the car pull into the driveway, Lucas reluctantly gets up from his living room chair and slowly makes his way towards the front door of his Sandy Springs townhome. He flips the porch light on and through the window, catches a glimpse of his estranged wife,...
Lisa and Chris have a one-year-old daughter together. Lisa and Chris have lived in Minnesota since before their daughter was born. Lisa recently split from Chris and has since been not allowing Chris to see his daughter. Chris has filed a Petition in his county's...
People who once upon a time loved each other call us when they don't anymore. I get that. It certainly goes with the territory. But the people who require the services of a family law attorney still span the spectrum from having empathy or sympathy or at least a...
I've been practicing family law for three decades now. That is a long time. When I started practicing, the massacre at Tiananmen Square had just happened, the Berlin Wall hadn't yet fallen, and the world didn't yet have the world wide web.But over these past 30 years,...
