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Celebrity Family Law – Tyrese Gibson
September 17, 2018
Temporary restraining orders (“TRO”) are nothing to take lightly. There are put into place when a Judge finds that a TRO is necessary to protect the petitioner, or a minor in the same household, from violence that has occurred in the past and may occur in the future. OCGA... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – Dean McDermott
August 13, 2018
Tori Spelling’s husband, Dean McDermott, seems to always be in legal trouble for failing to pay child support to his ex-wife, Mary jo Eustace. Eustace appears to have finally lost her patience, asking a Judge to throw him in jail for overdue child support. Dean McDermott’s ex files... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – Audrina Patridge
July 16, 2018
Former reality star, Audrina Patridge, and her husband of less than a year, Corey Bohan, are going through a nasty split with Patridge receiving a temporary restraining order against Bohan. The case now appears to have come to a resolution with a Judge awarding full custody of the former... Read MoreEquitable Division – Why Accurate Value of Marital Assets is Important
June 21, 2018
In Georgia, marital assets are divided equitably upon a divorce. This means that the assets will be divided fairly according to the specific circumstances of the case. Often, particularly in the cases with “irreconcilable differences” as the ground for divorce, the assets do end up... Read MoreChinese Divorce Exam
June 19, 2018
In Georgia, couples wishing to divorce are fortunate to have the option of a no-fault divorce. This means that a divorce may be granted if one party alleges that the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” Under this enumerated ground for divorce, neither spouse has to allege, or... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – Annie and Tim Apple (Parents of NFL Star...
June 14, 2018
One of the biggest issues to resolve in a divorce is division of marital assets. Marital assets include houses, cars, bank accounts and personal property such as furniture and other household items. Often it is the big-ticket items such as houses and bank accounts that spouses argue over. From... Read MoreCommon law marriage law applied retroactively for same sex couple
May 31, 2018
Even though same sex marriage was legalized by the United States Supreme Court over two years ago in Obergefell v. Hodges, issues surrounding same sex marriage continue to be litigated as the states struggle to keep up and adapt. Recently, a judge in South Carolina had to look at how common law... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – David Hasselhoff
May 24, 2018
Actor David Hasselhoff is currently trying to terminate his alimony obligation to his ex-wife, Pamela Bach. David Hasselhoff – I’m Done Supporting My Ex…Pamela Needs to Get a Job!!, tmz.com, September 18, 2017. The parties were divorced in 2006 and, pursuant to the original... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna…Settled??
May 22, 2018
There have been many blogs written on this site about the ongoing custody war between Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna. Now, it appears that the parties have settled the case. Rob and Blac Chyna Settle Custody War – Abuse Allegations Dropped…For a Price, tmz.com, September 15, 2017.... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – Anthony Scaramucci
May 17, 2018
Anthony Scaramucci, who served a “blink and you missed it” tenure as White House Communications Director over the summer, recently escalated his divorce proceedings with a shocking allegation. Scaramucci’s wife, Deidre Ball, filed for divorce in July during his tenture in the... Read MoreCelebrity Family Law – Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb (again)
May 15, 2018
The battle between Sofia Vergara and ex Nick Loeb over their frozen embryos may be finally coming to an end. Sofia Vergara scores big victory in frozen embryo battle, by Emily Smith and Ian Mohr, pagesix.com, August 29, 2017; and Sofia Vergara Gets Nick Loeb’s Embryo Lawsuit Dismissed in... Read MoreProposed Michigan "Shared Custody Act"
February 15, 2018
In Georgia, there is “no presumption in favor of any particular form of custody, legal or physical, nor in favor of either parent.” O.C.G.A. § 19-9-3(a)(1). This means that, in a custody dispute, the scale is not automatically tipped in favor of one parent over the other... Read More