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  • Paul v. Paul

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Ney, (William Brent Ney, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Kimbrough, (Dupree & Kimbrough, LLP), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0194

    Party Not Required to File Motion to Set Aside Final Divorce Decree as Separate Action

  • Ross v. Small

    Publication Date: 2020-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vicki Cuthbert, (Vicki Trammellcuthbert, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Divida Gude, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0372

    Court affirms legitimation petition and child support award but vacates award for retroactive support and attorney fees, and remands for further proceedings

  • Perez v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2020-07-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad Macdonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christina Cunningham, Woodstock, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0601

    Court Erred in Retroactively Modifying Father's Child Support Obligation and Improperly Applying Upward Deviation Based on His Lack of Parenting Time

  • Spirnak v. Meadows

    Publication Date: 2020-07-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Beverly Cohen, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kathryn Meadows, Ruskin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0158

    Court affirms denial of claimant's petition to modify a child custody and visitation order but remands for reconsideration of certain payment and fee awards

  • Ghali et al. v. Miles et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Marsh, Donovan Potter, (Swift Currie McGhee & Heirs LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jerry Lumley, (Lumley and Harper, LLC.), Macon, for appellee. Marc Avidano, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0429

    Court rules that parents of an adult child were entitled to summary judgment in a lawsuit for emotional distress because they owed no duty to the plaintiff over the child's actions

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    Florida Community Association Litigation: Homeowners’ Associations and Condominiums 2019

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  • In the Interest of N. T., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randee Waldman, (Emory University School of Law Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sherry Boston, Jason Rea, (DeKalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0118

    Court affirms juvenile court's order of delinquency and restitution over objections to appointment of guardian and defendant's ability to pay

  • Smith v. Robinson et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Addleton, (Attorney at Law), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jon David Huffman, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Scott McMahan, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Decatur, The Truck & Trailer Connection, Inc, Grayson, for appellee. Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, S. Hill, (Clayton O'Donnell, PLLC), Oxford, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0591

    Georgia Law Does Not Exempt From Garnishment a Debtor's Child Support Obligation

  • Steed v. Steed

    Publication Date: 2020-06-17
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law | Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sammie Mitchell, (law Office of S. Mark Mitchell, LLC), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lance Owen, (Johnston Owen & Bullard, LLP), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0316

    Trial Court in Child Support Action Erred in Awarding Attorneys' Fees to Mother; There Were No Bills Presented and No Testimony as to Fees' Reasonableness

  • McLaws v. Drew

    Publication Date: 2020-06-12
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca McLaws, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Crystal Wright, (Crystal Wright Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Justin Chin, (Georgia Christian Legal Clinic), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0695

    Party Failed to Show Opponent's Motion For New Trial Lacked Substantial Justification

  • Mathenia et al. v. Brumbelow

    Publication Date: 2020-06-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin Young Hester, (Hester Outman, LLC), Norcross, James B. Outman, (Hester Outman, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Paul Healy, (The Healy Law Firm, LLC), Toccoa, Thomas L. Hatchett, Dennis T. Cathey, (Cathey & Strain, LLC), Cornelia, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19G0426

    Evidence Supported Trial Court's Conclusion Natural Father Abandoned Opportunity Interest in His Child