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  • 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

  • Andriola v. Mounts

    Publication Date: 2020-05-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacqueline Fortier, (Garnett Harrison, P.C.), Kingsland, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark McManus, (McManus SE GA Law), Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0726

    Trial Court Erred in Awarding Attorney Fees Incurred in Defending Contempt Action Without Specifying Statutory Basis or Stating Factual Findings

  • Kasper et al. v. Judy Martin et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holle Weiss-Friedman, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Beverly Cohen, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Frances Dyal, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Penny Hannah, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, John Rivers, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Denise Esserman, (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, Melissa Cruthirds, (Compass Law Group, LLC), ST Simons Island, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0244

    Court rules that superior court erred in dismissing child custody action for lack of jurisdiction

  • Carruthers v. Chan

    Publication Date: 2020-05-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Hawbaker, (Law Office of Donald F. Hawbaker), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Goldberg, (Attorney at Law), Williamson, Daniel Campen, (Robert M. Goldberg & Associates, P.C.), Peachtree City, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0167

    Court reverses award of attorney's fees against an individual that was not served or made a party to a petition for domestication, but affirms the order granting that petition.

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  • Samnick v. Goodman

    Publication Date: 2020-05-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Miles Rich, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amy Waggoner, (Waggoner Hastings, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0562

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Finding That Attorney's Prior Representation of Wife in Divorce Proceedings Disqualified Him From Representing Husband

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

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Kunz, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christy Draper, (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee. Jana Evans, (Attorney at Law), Dallas, for other party
    Case Number: A20A0078

    Juvenile Court's Modification Order of Visitation Rights and Child Support Must Be Reversed Since Mother Was Not Advised of Her Right to Counsel

  • Patricia Duffy v. Stephen Sanders

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Orion Webb, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0383

    Wife's Failure to File a Discretionary Application in Divorce Action Deprives the Appeals Court of Jurisdiction Over Appeal

  • Johnson v. Collins

    Publication Date: 2020-05-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Kessler & Solomiany), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Sirianni, (Brownstone Associates, P.A.), Winter Park, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2277

    Court Improperly Held That Entire Child Support Award Could Be Revived Instead of Only the Payments That Became Due Within 10 Years of Wife's Revival Petition

  • Schuman v. Georgia Department of Human Services

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James McIlvaine, (Williams Litigation Group, P.C.), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta Jennifer Mock, (The Mock Law Firm, LLC), Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Elizabeth Penland, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1924

    Court reverses dismissal of petition seeking review of including a petitioner's name on a child abuse registry