Many things have changed materially in the family law universe in recent years. Marital contracts -- both premarital and postnuptial agreements -- have gained real traction, for example, as increasingly more couples see the rationale underlying such documents and...
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...
With 70,000 votes cast in the poll by readers of the Forsyth County News, is proud and honored to be named best family law firm. First and foremost we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the Forsyth County News readers for your...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Of all the forms, documents and various contracts that feature in family law in Georgia and across the country, perhaps no legal instrument is less understood and more vilified than the marital contract. That agreement encompasses what are essentially twin siblings,...
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...
You -- and perhaps your partner, as well -- might flatly know that your marriage is a failed enterprise, despite your good-faith efforts over a sustained period to make it work. So, you resolve to divorce, but, pursuant to that decision, take note of all the couples...