Child Custody Blogs

Understanding Custody There is no set approach guaranteed to win child custody, but if you are looking to... Read More

Child Custody If you have children, custody can be one of the most important—if not the most... Read More

Legal Custody = Decision-making Legal custody is commonly shared between parents. Legal custody gives parents the... Read More

What's Going to Happen to My Children? When going through a divorce, a question on the forefront of nearly... Read More

Grandparents have custody and visitation rights. Learn More About Grandparents' Rights below: Grandparents'... Read More

After going through a divorce, it is important to advise your child's school about your custody arrangement,... Read More

As technology advances and changes, so do the issues that you and your ex may want to discuss during your divorce... Read More

In Georgia, there are two types of child custody - legal custody and physical custody. Legal custody deals with... Read More

A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tells the story of a 6-year-old boy who was recently abducted... Read More

There is no doubt that Georgia law recognizes how important it is for grandparents to play an active role in the... Read More

In Georgia, the law presumes that it is in the best interest of a child for custody to be awarded to the child's... Read More

FERPA, or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student... Read More

Prior to the enactment of Georgia's Grandparent Visitation Act, grandparents in Georgia did not have the legal right... Read More

Most people are familiar with parents being punished for refusing to abide by the custody and visitation terms of a... Read More

When you go through a divorce and work out custody and visitation arrangements with your spouse, you make an... Read More

The short answer to this question is yes. But, this right is not automatically recognized legally. Put another way,... Read More

How well did your child do in school last year? For many this may seem like a relatively easy question to answer.... Read More

When a family law attorney meets with a prospective client for the first time, that attorney often has to spend time... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar if the parties have children... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

Watching the news is often depressing, with the headlines too frequently involving senseless killings of families... Read More

For many former spouses who are transitioning into the role of co-parents post-divorce, the holiday season can be... Read More

Periodically, there are news stories about children who are "kidnapped" by their parents. Sometimes the parent fails... Read More

Parents often fear that after their divorce is granted, their ex-spouse may try to take the children out of the... Read More

Generally, Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody... Read More

The brief answer to this question is: Although you cannot prevent your ex-spouse from relocating, you may be able to... Read More

Generally speaking, parental alienation involves one parent taking actions or making statements to his or her... Read More

In reading through my daughter's camp handbook, one clause stuck out to me as a family law attorney - Custody... Read More

Your Georgia divorce case is now finalized, and the presiding court has entered a Final Judgment and Decree of... Read More

Co-parenting can be a nightmare. Ineffective communication, residual resentment, lack of trust and differing... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

There are undoubtedly several single dads who will be pondering a question that is oft held by single dads... Read More

For divorcing parents, often the most important issue to work out is who will have custody of the children, and how... Read More

Generally post divorce, the parent who was awarded primary custody of the child or children is entitled to claim the... Read More

There is no question that divorce hurts. Anger, loneliness, betrayal, sadness, and a sense of loss are common... Read More

Continuing from our previous post entitled "The Four Parts of Georgia Divorce," child custody in Georgia is... Read More

Supervised visitation is not a concept that is unique to Georgia. There are several states that recognize the... Read More

It's always a parent's worst nightmare to learn that his or her child is being hurt, neglected or abused by another... Read More

In Georgia, Guardians Ad Litem (GALs) are generally attorneys who are appointed by the judge presiding over a... Read More

Has your ex-spouse recently began dating? Or, does he or she have a new girlfriend or boyfriend that you don't... Read More

Many parents going through divorce or a child custody battle in Georgia are likely intimately familiar with the... Read More

The short answer to this question is: maybe, depending on your relationship with your step child. If you have... Read More

Your divorce is finally over. Although you wife was awarded primary physical custody, you were awarded significant... Read More

Are you concerned that once your son's or daughter's divorce is finalized, you will no longer be able to see or... Read More

The short answer to the above posed question is: Yes, under the correct circumstances. In Georgia, there is a legal... Read More

Fighting for custody is one of the most challenging areas of family law. There are a wide variety of factors that a... Read More

Father's Day should be a day for dad's to enjoy the opportunity to spend quality time with their children, and for... Read More

Ah, back to school time. This is a time that is often loved by many parents and loathed by several students. But,... Read More

There is often a big difference between custody and visitation arrangements in the summer and those during the... Read More

The answer to this question depends on whether the father has ever legitimated the child. If the father has... Read More

Until a child is of the age of majority (18 years), he/she cannot choose with whom to live, absent a court order.... Read More

In Georgia, whether a noncustodial parent has a right to see notes from their child’s counseling sessions... Read More

In early February, Reuters published an interesting article concerning the rights of biological and legal parents... Read More

A Georgia father recently asked me if I thought he could get joint physical custody of his children. The father... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

Although you and your spouse are ending your marriage, if you have children together then you will always have a... Read More

I recently read an interesting article about how a parent's smoking may affect child custody. Smokers losing... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar if the parties have... Read More

Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar in Georgia if the parties... Read More

With the holiday season upon us, many divorced parents in Georgia will look to their parenting plan for guidance on... Read More

When divorcing parents are trying to reach an agreement on holiday visitation, the holidays most often discussed... Read More

Our Atlanta divorce attorneys have recently learned of some interactive websites that may be helpful for parents... Read More

If your divorce is final in Georgia, your divorce decree will state who has legal and physical custody of the... Read More

With school getting out and summer upon us, it seems appropriate to discuss summer visitation. Whether you are... Read More

Any case in Georgia involving child custody must have a formal parenting plan incorporated into the final decree.... Read More

When presenting your divorce, custody modification, child support modification, or other family law case to the... Read More

A judge can sometimes consider the child’s choice in making a custody decision. In any contested custody... Read More

Holidays are special times for most families and one of the most difficult things for divorcing parents to come to... Read More

In part two of our series on how to interact with a Guardian in an Atlanta contested custody case, we will discuss... Read More

Simply put, joint custody means that both parents share equal input and/or spend equal amount of time with the... Read More

Our final blog entry in our Atlanta Divorce Lawyers Guide to Divorce and Family Law Cases in Fulton County,... Read More

Many people assume that the mother automatically receives custody of the minor children in a divorce whether she... Read More

Winter break is quickly approaching and children will be out of school for a couple of weeks – what does this... Read More

Can you file for divorce while you or your spouse is pregnant with a child of the marriage? Of course you can - but... Read More

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently re-emphasized long standing Georgia case law that prohibits custody from... Read More

In Georgia, when parents can't agree on who should take care of the child after the divorce, a Judge will order, or... Read More

If you are going through a divorce and you and your spouse have children together, an inevitable question will be:... Read More

Any case in Georgia involving child custody must have a formal parenting plan incorporated into the final decree.... Read More

When going through a divorce in Georgia with minor children involved, there are two categories of custody that you... Read More