Articles on the legal aspects of child custody in Georgia.
Your Answers to Common Questions about Custody Law & Visitation in GA At the Law Offices of Sean R Whitworth, we often get questions concerning child custody and visitation. Seek legal counsel in your state. The answers listed here are specific to Georgia Family & Divorce Law. Our offices are located…
Sharing the latest updates about Georgia Family Law and how to enforce Child Support Enforce Child Support for your children’s sake. Is your former spouse failing to pay you the awarded child support – letting you struggle to make ends meet?When faced with this problem, many custodial parents feel powerless. Fortunately,…
13 ACTIONS you should avoid when you are newly separated! Going through a Divorce? There are rules newly separated couples need to follow while going through the divorce proceedings. Newly separated folks often do and say things that they will regret in the future. Emotional outbursts and acts in the name of…
Often, people come to my office and tell me that they have settled on the issue of custody and it will be a joint arrangement. Custodial arrangements, though, aren’t as simple as they seem. Parents assume that joint custody in Georgia means that they will share custody of their children. However, in…
Social media is a wonderful format to stay in touch with friends and loved ones, to stay relevant as a business; however, it is the worst place to post your private moments and those moments that may not be so funny years from now. As a domestic attorney I cannot…
The short answer is yes if they are 14 years old; however, the issue is a bit more complex than this. In Georgia a child at 14 once was able to make a final determination regarding a custody decision. Today a child at 14 can still make this determination, but…
On Christmas Eve I received a tearful phone call from a father tormented by the loss of his child that evening. This man is on the birth certificate, he has raised his son alone for the last four years and this Christmas Eve the mother has decided that she wants…
Many people ask if an adulterous relationship will cause a parent to lose custody and the answer is it depends. In Georgia you have to show evidence of a true physical relationship as well as that this relationship was the cause of the divorce. If these elements are present merely…
A question I hear is DOES THE MOTHER ALWAYS GET THE KIDS? The answer is No. In Georgia gender is not a consideration when determining the custodial arrangement of the children. The statutes in Georgia are gender neutral and contrary to popular belief the father is as likely to obtain…
You just divorced your spouse and they decided to move out of the state with your children? Do not refuse to return the children, it is essential that you modify the decree. In Georgia, there must be a substantial material change of circumstance for the court to revisit its decree…