The Rising Number of Frozen Embryos Has Created a New Kind of Custody Battle The rising number of frozen embryos in the United States has created a new kind of custody fight with the usual lawyers and angry spouses, but one profound difference. The parents aren’t arguing about where a child will live, but whether…
I have confirmed through another source that Governor Sonny Perdue has signed HB 369, the Shared Parenting bill, into law on May 29, 2007. The provisions of the bill will go into effect and will apply to any action to establish or modify provisions for custody, visitation or parenting time filed on or after January…
The Alabama Family Law Blog over the last few months has been running a series of articles about preparing for divorce:I have posted each of them here. However, below is an index to each one with a link to the original post. This has been a great series packed with very useful information. Step 1…
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the signing of the following legislation into law. For more information on this legislation, please visit www.legis.ga.gov. SB 17 SB 40 SB 96 SB 102 SB 194 SB 226 HB 90 HB 369 SOURCE: Governor Sonny Perdue
Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce; most involve children. For decades, those children didn’t have much of a chance to experience cordial co-parenting, caught as they were in the verbal crossfire between two people they loved. Ugly scenarios still play out regularly, but no longer exclusively. Instead of twisting in a win-lose court…
Embarking upon a college career is a rite of passage. It is a foray into the realm of adulthood; it is a time to test the waters intellectually and emotionally, socially and professionally. But new adults are not immediately minted as soon as the dorm room is set up and the parents have waved good-bye….
Adjudication: Like a trial; the hearing in which a judge listens to testimony and declares if the alleged charges are true. Affidavit: Written statement of facts; the person who signs the affidavit swears an oath that the information given is true. Allegation: A charge or claim made against someone. Appeal: A complaint to a higher…
This case was decided a few years ago, but it was a major turning point in Georgia law on relocation: Bodne v. Bodne, 588 S.E.2d 728 (Ga. 2003). The Georgia Supreme Court held there will no longer be a presumption in favor of allowing a custodial parent to relocate and, instead, courts must look at…
Today’s mobile society means that more divorced parents are relocating for better jobs or a better life — and they want to take the kids with them. Divorced parents who want to move out of state — or even 100 miles away within the same state — should be prepared for the court that’s overseeing…
It is a real challenge for even the friendliest of divorced parents to communicate with each other and keep one another up-to-date on all that is going on in their child’s life. If you or someone you know is in that situation, I’m happy to tell you about JointParents.com, a tool that can help parents…
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I’m not sure there are official statistics for this, but based on my years of experience as a Marietta wills and trust lawyer, the number one reason people don’t do their estate plan is that they simply can’t face their own mortality. In a way, we are like the groundhog…occasionally we stick our heads out…