Category: Family Law

Even though the members of the United States armed forces do exceptional work promoting the national interest and safeguarding the country against global threats, the military as an institution nonetheless suffers an occasional black eye for reported shortcomings in various spheres. Sexual assault has been one prominent area of concern, for example, with critics — […]

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One tangent of family law that often deals with sad realities in Georgia, and nationally, is domestic violence, which is flatly egalitarian in that abuse is inflicted on victims of every demographical group. A proven and empathetic family law firm is well attuned to abuse-related concerns and considerations that require input from law enforcement personnel […]

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Tumultuous. That’s how we termed the state of affairs regarding the legality of same-sex marriage across the country in a recent blog post (please see our January 28 entry). Some people might have reasonably expected that a bit of calmness and clarity would have emerged since that date regarding this hot-button subject, especially with the […]

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The ink was barely dry on national news reports just a few days ago chronicling the U.S. Supreme Court’s entry into the maelstrom that surrounds gay marriage in the United States when news regarding the same subject took center stage in one state. That state is Alabama, with a federal judge there striking down a […]

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Could this be the year — finally — when fundamental legal questions relating to same-sex marriage will be definitively resolved by the highest judicial tribunal in the country? It now seems increasingly likely, given the recent announcement by the United States Supreme Court that the court will hear a case evidencing a split among the […]

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Here is a preliminary question that might logically be asked at the outset of any discussion regarding domestic violence in Georgia: What is it? Indeed, what behaviors might logically be considered to fall within the rubric of family violence? As we note in an article on our website addressing domestic violence and protective orders, so-called […]

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We noted in our immediately preceding blog post (please see our January 6 entry) the recent news that the U.S. Census Bureau might stop soliciting some family-related information that it currently collects in its nationally distributed Community Survey. As we pointed out in that post, myriad critics have emerged to call into question the wisdom […]

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It makes sense that what is known about the American family — especially information germane to new trends and patterns regarding its composition, diversity, the degree to which opinions relating to marriage and divorce may be changing, and so forth — is largely dependent upon the compilation and close analysis of family-related data. Given that, […]

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As many estate administration and family law lawyers often point out, trusts can be very dynamic legal tools that allow for optimal planning and flexibility. Consider for a moment a case where parents seek to provide for their children as the kids enter adulthood, yet with the parents still maintaining some essential controls over assets […]

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