Monthly Archives: February 2007

Georgia Supreme Court silent on gay adoption

As with other recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals on family law matters, I will post a summary of the opinion discussed below, but I wanted to share the information from today’s Fulton County Daily Report article on this case: Law still murky in child custody battles…

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Dating after divorce — not your parents’ experience

The rising popularity of Web sites such as Meetup.com make it easy for local single parents to connect off- and online A beautiful thing happened on Sunday afternoon for single Moms and Dads. A rare moment during their ultra-hectic lives as single parents, more than 30 divorced fathers and mothers got the opportunity to socialize…

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Cohabitation and Estate Planning

One of the advantages of marriage over a cohabiting relationship is that a spouse in a marriage is a legal heir, and has a legal right in every state of the Union to inherit, with or without a will. The only way cohabitants can inherit is through a will or through a living or testamentary…

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Step-Parents: Advice on Getting Along

The following article is by the Separated Parenting Access and Resource Center (SPARC)  and appears on DivorceNet.com: When my stepson’s biological dad learned that I was to be the new stepfather, he told his son how lucky he was that he was getting two daddies when most people only get one! When the child came…

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Book Review: We’re Having a Tuesday

When mom and dad have two different homes, the emotional frustration from the child caught in between is unfortunately inevitable. This frustration is brought to life through the eyes of a sweet school-aged girl in DK Simoneau’s new book, We’re Having a Tuesday. The book tells a heart-warming tale of the fantasies children of divorce…

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Georgia Divorce FAQ

Is my marriage valid?If you meet the legal requirements of being able to form an enforceable contract with someone (i.e. you are of age, you are not under the influence of drugs, etc.), you enter into a contract to marry, and you consummate the marriage, your marriage will likely be considered valid. Certain obvious exceptions…

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Jewish women look to courts to obtain traditional divorce decree

Freedom will come soon, in the form of a handwritten paper with 12 lines of Hebrew and Aramaic. Even though Karen Gruber-Colp’s 2003 marriage ended a year ago, her ex-husband has failed to give her a "get," a Jewish divorce document that permits her to remarry. On Valentine’s Day, she appealed to Broward Circuit Judge…

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Immigration and Divorce

The following information is from an article by Theodore Sliwinski, Attorney at Law  published at DivorceNet.com 1. How do immigration issues affect your divorce case? Each year, more than 400,000 citizens of the United States marry foreign-born persons and petition for them to obtain permanent residence in the U.S. Spouses of U.S. citizens are considered…

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Selling Your Home When Divorcing

For many people going through a divorce their biggest asset is their home or in legal speak, the marital residence. Deciding what to do about the marital residence is often a major issue in a divorce. There are a few different options when it comes to splitting the marital residence. One option is for one…

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Military Divorce Resources

Mark Sullivan advises us, "You can now read, review, download all the materials in the most recent Legal Assistance Course given at The Army JAG School in Charlottesville by going to Legal Assistance." Click TJAGLCS Publications, then Legal Assistance and select May ’06 course book."Good materials on custody jurisdiction, military family care plans, current regulations…

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