Modification
Can I Modify My Alimony Payment?
How Long Does Alimony Last? In Georgia, alimony rarely continues for the remainder of a person's life. If the... Read More
How Do I File for Custody Modification in Georgia
Child Custody Modification Process Getting Started A Petition for Modification of Child Custody is a civil... Read More
Reasons to Modify Child Custody
Common Reasons to Modify Child Custody There are several reasons one might want to change their child custody... Read More
When Can I Modify a Child Support Order?
When Is Child Support Modified? Child Support may be modified when there has been a change in the income or... Read More
I Divorced in another State, can I Modify the Child Support Order in Georgia?
The short answer to this question is yes. However, the process to modify an out of state child support order in... Read More
Child Custody: The Standard for Modification of Visitation Rights
Some of the most important questions parties to a divorce will ask are "who will make important decisions for my... Read More
Importance of unambiguous child support language
We recently represented a husband in a successful appeal of his dismissed child support modification action. The... Read More
Child Custody – Georgia Case Law Update
On March 23, 2009, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court’s denial of the wife’s motion for new... Read More
Child Support Modification in Georgia
In Georgia, child support orders may be modified upon a showing of a substantial change in either parent’s... Read More
Modification of Child Support and/or Alimony After the Loss of a Job in Georgia
With the state of the economy in the United States today, it is not uncommon to hear that more and more people are... Read More
Alimony Modification: Re-marriage and Georgia’s “Live-In” lover Statute
Although there are several grounds for ending alimony, one of the most common is that a party decides to remarry.... Read More
Georgia Case Law Update: Child Support Modification and Contempt case in DeKalb county, Georgia
The Georgia Court of Appeals has entered a decision on November 13, 2008 in regards to the effective date of a... Read More
Alimony modification in Georgia – change in income and financial status
In Georgia, a judgment for permanent alimony for the support of a spouse “shall be subject to revision upon... Read More
Downward Modification of Child Support in Georgia: Is it Retroactive?
In Georgia cases where a child support payor seeks a downward modification of his child support obligation, the... Read More
Georgia custody modification upheld where mother planned to move out of state with the child
A Georgia mother recently lost primary physical custody of her child when the court found that her planned move to... Read More
Transcript Extremely Important for Appeal of Georgia Family Law Cases
The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently heard a case which emphasizes the importance of having a transcript for... Read More
Retroactive Child Support Modification in Georgia
As a seasoned family law attorney, I am often asked if a parent can get a retroactive child support modification... Read More
Can my final divorce decree be modified in Georgia?
In Georgia, whether your divorce is resolved through a Settlement Agreement or with a final trial, the terms of... Read More
Jurisdiction over custody modification when parents live in different states
One of the most confusing aspects of child custody cases can be where the case should be filed when the parents... Read More