• Dixon v. Dixon

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Martin, (Law Office of Beth Martin), Dahlonega, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alfred Chang, (The Law Office of Alfred Chang), Dahlonega, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1179

    Trial court erred in using source of funds rule to reclassify marital property as non-marital in a divorce proceeding

  • Steedley v. Gilbreth

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J Graddy, (Graddy Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Steedley, (Charles J. Steedley PC), Homerville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1413

    Court vacates and remands child custody order due to trial court's failure to clarify if it applied proper factors to assess custody and harm

  • In the Interest of M. S., a child.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Smith, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Cynthia Johnson, (Johnson Law PC), Cohutta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1273

    Court reverses dependency order due to lack of clear and convincing evidence

  • In Re Estate of Robert A. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Donsbach, (Donsbach Law Group, LLC), Martinez, for appellant.
    for defendant: Troy Lanier, (Troy A. Lanier, P.C.), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1537

    Sons of deceased father cannot seek a declaration to interpret his will without violating the in terrorem clause in that will

  • Dillard v. Schilke

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Odis Williams, (The Law Office of Odis Williams, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chester Gregg, (Babo & Gregg, Attorneys at Law, PC), Richmond Hill, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1472

    Second wife was deceased husband's legal surviving spouse, and circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove to prove divorce from first wife

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  • In the Interest of J. L.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Irene Serlis, (Attorney at Law), Dawsonville, Van'Nessa Lotson, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Grile, (Attorney at Law), Pooler, for appellee. Diette Barnwell Neal, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, Kathleen Davis, (Attorney at Law), Richmond Hill, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1103

    Maintaining Uncle's Temporary Guardianship Over Child Was In Child's Best Interest

  • Jha v. Menkee

    Publication Date: 2019-10-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Praveen Jha, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Andrews, John Killeen, (Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, P. One Securities Center), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A1180

    Court reverses order denying husband's motion to vacate a family protective order because he was not allowed a right to cross-examine his wife.

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

    Publication Date: 2019-10-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua Smith, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Kelly Campanella, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Cynthia Johnson, (Johnson Law PC), Cohutta, for appellee. Matthew Thames, (Matthew D. Thames, Attorney at Law), Dalton, William Barnwell, (Avrett, Ponder & Withrock), Dalton, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1569

    Court Vacates Juvenile Court Order That Did Not Include Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to Allow Review on Appeal

  • Haesun Park-Poaps v. Poaps

    Publication Date: 2019-10-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Ballinger, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sally Fox, Bridget Cardinale, (Fox Legal, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A19A2032

    Family Law Court's Pro-Rata Division of Costs of Children's Extracurricular Activities Required Written Findings

  • In the Interest of A. L. et al., minor children.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ella Hughes, Ella Hughes, (The Hughes Group), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Faye Hays, (Faye Hays, Attorney at Law, P.C.), McDonough, for appellee. Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Larry Overman, (Overman & Overman LLC), Fayetteville, Elissa Schrock, (Elissa A. Schrock, P.C.), McDonough, for other party.

    Case Number: A19A1523

    Trial Court Failed to State Findings Supporting Its Conclusion Georgia Not Convenient Forum For Adjudicating Child Custody Dispute