On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 30, 2010 | Divorce
“By putting an end to our marriage, we wanted to give ourselves fresh starts and give our lives a sense of renewal,” explained a young businessman who, at the forefront of what may be an emerging trend in Japan, planned a divorce ceremony when he and his...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 28, 2010 | Fathers' Rights
Last year, Georgia passed a new law allowing men to ask the courts to set aside a previous determination of paternity if they receive new evidence that they are not the father of the child. The new evidence could be a negative paternity test performed years after the...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 24, 2010 | Divorce
Working with a Dallas, Texas, divorce attorney, iPhone app developer Brainwash Inc. is working on several interesting new applications that could help with divorce and family law concerns. The apps are not intended to replace an attorney or provide legal advice, but...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 21, 2010 | Child Support
If you’re the target of any type of legal action and you don’t show up in court, you run the risk of losing by default. This is called a “default judgment.” Earlier this month, R&B singer and late-night talk show host Brian McKnight learned...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 17, 2010 | Fathers' Rights
Recent studies by demographers and sociologists at major universities across the countries are documenting a very positive trend: Non-resident dads are increasing their share of child custody, spending more time with their kids, and paying their child...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 15, 2010 | Child Custody
If you have a shared parenting agreement and are on relatively good terms, you may never have considered whether your kids are being properly supervised while in your ex’s care. If you have a fluid arrangement, where your kids are welcome to spend time at either...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 10, 2010 | Child Support
The latest Expenditures on Children by Families report, the annual report that many courts and state legislatures use to establish child support guidelines was released on Wednesday by the USDA. The report, which analyzes data from 2009, estimates that the cost of...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 8, 2010 | Child Custody
Nearly a month after a similar incident in southwest Atlanta, a DeKalb County father of twins was shot just after handing his children over to their mother in a child custody swap. Police believe the mother’s boyfriend was the shooter, and that the mother knew...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 4, 2010 | High-Asset Divorce
On May 20, NBA-TV analyst and former NBA player Eric Snow filed for divorce from DeShawn Graves Snow, who appeared on the first season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The Alpharetta couple has been married for twelve years. The high-asset...
On behalf of The Siemon Law Firm | Jun 2, 2010 | Fathers' Rights
During and after a divorce, emotions run high. Under the best of circumstances, it can be a real challenge to co-parent children with a former spouse. Especially when the divorce wasn’t amicable, a disagreement can easily become a child custody battle. In some...
