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  • In the Interest of M. R. B., A Child

    Publication Date: 2019-07-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael McCarthy, (Mike McCarthy, Criminal Defense Lawyer), Rocky Face, George Souther, (Little, Bates, Kelehear & Toland PC), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Cynthia Johnson, (Johnson Law PC), Cohutta, for appellee. Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0490

    Order Terminating Parental Rights Lacked Evidentiary Support And Was Riddled With Material Errors

  • In the Interest of J. G., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kelli Spencer, (The Hawk Firm), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Fleming, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Jacque Hawk, (The Hawk Firm), Augusta, for appellee. Sherry Barnes, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Dawn Green, (Child Enrichment), Augusta, Barbara Claridge, (Claridge Law Firm), Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Robert Kerr, (Glover, Blount & Kerr), Augusta, Alberta Osborne, (Juvenile Court), Augusta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0427

    Juvenile Court Made No Factual Findings Supporting Order Denying Parent's Request For Reunification Case Plan

  • In the Interest of T. Y. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Judson Smith, (Smith Law Group, P.C.), Vidalia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Lance Hamilton, (Lance J Hamilton P.C.), Sparta, for appellee. Lawrence Turner, (Harris County Correctional Institute), Hamilton, Courtney Anderson, (C. Joiner Anderson & Associates, PC), Lyons, Mary Claire Brannon, (TLC Casa), Swainsboro, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0226

    Deficiencies in Juvenile Court's Dependency Court Prevented Meaningful Review of Mother's Appeal

  • Lynch v. Lynch

    Publication Date: 2019-07-22
    Practice Area: Contracts | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sparticus Heyward, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, Charles Wardlaw, (The Law Office of Charles Wardlaw), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thad Woody, (Kessler & Solomiany LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0485

    Court affirms enforceability of an antenuptial agreement but reverses attorney fee award as vague and conclusory.

  • In the Interest of A. B., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Goss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie Balestreri, Acworth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Justin Schneider, Sanders Deen, (Justin M. Schneider, Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellee. Jennifer Lehr, (Barnes Firm LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0116

    Appeals Court Had Jurisdiction to Consider Appeal of Dependency Case Where No Counsel Had Been Appointed to Represent Parent

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  • Brooks v. Lopez

    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristoffer Sargent, (Kasraie & Fodor, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Beverly Cohen, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Jephonne Roy, (The Fairell Firm), Tucker, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0324

    Court Reverses Trial Court Order Granting Motion to Compel Genetic Testing by Mother Seeking to Delegitimize Father Where Trial Court Ignored Binding Divorce Decree That Resolved Parentage Issue in Favor of Nonmovant Being the Father

  • Selvage v. Franklin

    Publication Date: 2019-07-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna-Marie Hayle, (Ney Hoffecker Peacock & Hayle), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key PA), McDonough, Latrina Mullins, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0730

    Court Vacates Trial Court Order That Denied Visitation and Child Support to Previously Estranged Father Where Trial Court Failed to Perform Statutorily Mandated Analysis of Whether Such Visitation and Support Would Benefit the Child

  • Burnham v. Burnham

    Publication Date: 2019-07-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad Macdonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Taylor Drake, (Glover & Davis, PA), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0675

    Court vacates custody modification order because trial court failed to address threshold question of changed circumstances

  • In The Interest of A. B., et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeannie Altman, (Law Office of Jeannie S. Altman LLC), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, Jana Evans, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Saudia Crawford, (Collins Gordon Henry & LLLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Amber Walden, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: A19A0147

    Juvenile court's dependency order must contain appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law

  • In the Interest of J. C. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jill Morris, (Morris Legal Team, P.C.), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Gary Glover, Robert Kerr, (Glover, Blount & Kerr), Augusta, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Amber Mosley, (Child Enrichment, Inc.), Augusta, Kurt Lawton, (Sarah Floyd Blake PC), Augusta, Bill Dean, Roberta Bush, Augusta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A0540

    Court Reverses Juvenile Court Order Transferring Guardianship of Children to Paternal Grandparents Where Juvenile Court, Acting Sua Sponte, Transferred Guardianship Without First Giving Notice to Mother or Considering Statutory Factors for Transfer