Child Custody

We introduced the subject of grandparents' visitation and custody prerogatives in our immediately preceding blog post, noting therein that there is a national -- though varied -- legal scheme allowing for such rights. Georgia is of course centrally on board with its...

If you're a Georgia spouse and parent who is about to get divorced and knows little -- or nothing -- about the process, you might be harboring some ungrounded notions about post-dissolution life. One of those might concern logistics regarding the kids. Perhaps you...

Why do most people enjoy listening to a good comedian? An obvious reason is, of course, that comedians simply make us laugh, but there is clearly much going on at a deeper level that makes some purveyors of mirth immensely attractive to audiences. When you think about...

The passage of a law in Georgia approving marijuana use in some prescribed fashion for persons suffering from medical ailments would obviously cast ripples across a broad sphere of social and legal concerns, including family law. In any discussion centered on medical...

The state of Georgia does not legally recognize either same-sex marriage or same-sex divorce. As we have previously noted, LGBTQ+ couples are certainly not well protected under state laws when it comes to family law matters. A recent media article laments the lack of...

For an American citizen living in Colorado, Dennis Burns commands a singular -- even exceptional -- knowledge of the Argentine court system. In fact, he has been personally involved over the past several years with successive rungs of the country's appellate...

A writer in a recent article on family law poses this question: "How did single fatherhood go from terrifying to increasingly normal?" "Normal" is concededly a relative term, but it certainly bears noting that American households with minor children that are run by...

A legal matter that is currently playing out in a neighboring state might likely command some interest for a number of our readers in Georgia and elsewhere. The story's subject touches upon a number of important family law points, including a judge's role and...

Here’s a story on a matter often important in family law that might likely interest our readers in Georgia and elsewhere. Relevant law in one state requires that all child custody proceedings in any case be finished within a 90-day period. One Manhattan, New...

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...