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  • Stanley v. Edwards

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sherry Campbell, (Attorney at Law), Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Garner, (James C. Garner, LLC), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1500

    Court reverses order granting a father's motion for modification of a child custody and support, finding no material changes in circumstances to justify the order

  • McInerney v. McInerney

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Paul Johnson, Elizabeth Esther Berenguer, (Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew McLean Wilkes, William C Phillips, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1068

    Superior Courts Can Transfer or Dismiss Divorce Cases Under Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

  • Roth v. Crafton

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hannah Mitchell, Villa Rica, for appellant.
    for defendant: Desiree Duke, (The Duke Law Firm, LLC.), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1486

    Court affirms denial of motion to modify child support order because petitioner did not include a transcript of superior court hearing to support his argument

  • Dunn v. Dunn

    Publication Date: 2022-04-05
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Mammola, (Cordell & Cordell), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Stagg, (Attorney at Law), Ringgold, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1776

    Evidence of Spouse's "Concern" Too Vague to Support Finding That Other Spouse Committed Assault or Battery on Children

  • In the Interest of N. C. et al., Children

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shantricia Robinson, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Long, (Overman & Overman LLC), Fayetteville, for appellee; Lloyd Walker, (Attorney at Law), Peachtree City, Catherine Deroth, (Atlantic Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Hinesville, Demoine Lofton, Ellenwood, Arthur Cunningham, Moreland, Vickie Strickland, Moreland, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1429

    Court rejects mother's appeal to juvenile court orders that found her children to be dependent, removed her custody and visitation, and granted legitimation to their fathers

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  • Yanes v. Escobar

    Publication Date: 2022-03-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Matthews, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: T Bushnell, (Bushnell & Drye, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0315

    Appeal Was Subject to Discretionary Appeal Procedure and Shortened Appeal Deadline And Was Therefore Untimely Filed

  • Williams v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gabriel Bradford, (The Law Offices of Gabriel R. Bradford), Jefferson, James McGinnis, Andrew McClintock, (Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lydia Sartain, (Lydia J. Sartain, P.C.), Gainesville, Nancy Richardson, (Stewart Melvin & Frost, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1552

    In a divorce matter, court reverses child support award that was not supported by a worksheet, affirms an alimony award, and reverses and remands attorney fee award

  • Beckman v. Beckman

    Publication Date: 2022-03-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Claridge, (Claridge Law Firm), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Tisdale, (Tisdale Law Firm), Evans, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1575

    Court vacated order that modified a visitation restriction to prohibit all contact between a father's new wife and his son because no evidence supports that restriction

  • In the Interest of M. B. et al., Children

    Publication Date: 2022-03-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Barnwell, Dalton, Joshua Smith, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Andrew Powell, (Law Office of Andrew Powell), Cohutta, for appellee; Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1348

    Court affirms juvenile court ruling that changed circumstances require modification of a disposition order to give temporary custody of two children to DFCS

  • In the Interest of K. L., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Shaw, (Shaw Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Andy Pham, (Pham Law Office, LLC), Newnan, Homer Jordan, (Law Office of Homer P. Jordan IV), Kennesaw, for appellee; Doris Orleck, (Attorney at Law), Newnan, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1233

    Court affirms order denying an aunt and uncle's petition for custody of a child because they lacked standing to be adjudicated as equitable caregivers