Category: Child Custody

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Here’s an interesting twist on visitation in the family law context, in Georgia and everywhere else across the country. You and your ex-spouse have just divorced. Your spouse has been awarded child custody of the kids, and you have visitation rights as the non-custodial parent. When you want to see the kids, you just — […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A changing demographic across the country, including in Georgia, is having an effect in the realm of family law, with ripples that are showing ever-increasing effects. That is the area of grandparents’ rights, especially as regards child custody, owing to a number of diverse factors that are changing the landscape of American family composition. Truly, […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A new book about divorce offers some practical advice on achieving common goals, as the title explains: “How to Divorce Without Destroying Your Family or Bankrupting Yourself.” Attorney Laura Wasser’s book gives readers ideas on how to approach different aspects of the divorce process, beginning with one of the first steps: telling the spouse that […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

When married parents decide to get a divorce, addressing child custody and support concerns is rarely an item that is missed. However, marriage isn’t on the table for everyone these days as the definition of family continues to change. Many individuals are choosing to have children outside of marriage. What some people don’t realize is […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

When a couple breaks up, they may wish to never see their former partner again. In many cases, this is possible, except if the couple has children. When couples have children they must co-parent despite the fact that they are no longer romantically linked. In this situation, the parents must either decide who will have […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Children are easily one of the most important aspects to a parent’s life. Most Georgia parents will put their children at the top of their priority list and do anything they can to help insure they have a good life. But when factors such as divorce present themselves to a child’s life, many parents fear […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A select few Georgia fathers and mothers know what it feels like to be “left behind” parents. That term is used to describe international child custody situations in which parents from the United States are forced to return home without the children that the other parent took to another country without permission or legal authority […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

A mediator and author on divorce wants divorced couples with children to note a couple points right out of the box following their marital dissolution. First, says Tara Fass, you really do need to let go — right now — of any overt rancor and hostility that featured in your marriage and that existed right […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

The attorney for an undocumented immigrant mother says that the precedential value of any given child custody case can be difficult to determine owing to the fact-specific nature of custody disputes. Notwithstanding that, he hopes that a recent ruling in favor of his client will influence courts across the country when a parent’s immigration status […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

“It’s helpful to get married, if you want to get divorced.” Those are the words of one person, who, like many millions of other Americans, was involved in a non-married relationship with a partner that produced children. When the couple decided to split after years of being together, they found themselves at a loss as […]

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