• Bland v. Bland

    Publication Date: 2018-10-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a

    Case Number: A18A0973

    Allegations of Family Violence Must be Supported by Evidence to Justify Issuance of a Protective Order

  • In Re Estate of Russell

    Publication Date: 2018-09-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie Yeaton, Conley, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nancy Copeland, Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A2091

    Pro se litigant failed to cite evidence of probate court error in a guardianship appointment

  • Ford v. Ford

    Publication Date: 2018-09-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Connolly, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP) Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joann Sharp, Margaret Simpson, (Meriwether & Tharp, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1156

    Court Dismisses Appeal from Order Granting Custody Over Children for Lack of Jurisdiction

  • Bazan v. Bazan

    Publication Date: 2018-09-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mr. William Mills, (William B. Mill, P.C.), Ringgold, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mr. Rickie Brown, (ATTORNEY AT LAW) Dalton, Ms Julia Hill, (The Law Office of Rick Brown), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1476

    No abuse of discretion where court closed evidence before pro se litigant called witnesses

  • Jones v. Ahmad

    Publication Date: 2018-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Crystal Wright, (Crystal Wright Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Khalid Ahmad, Atlanta for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1236

    The best interests of the child control custody order modifications

  • Boley v. Miera

    Publication Date: 2018-08-22
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Kirson, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jarrod Oxendine, (Oxendine & Sauls, LLC), Suwanee, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1334

    Parent Who Obtained Reduction in Cbild Support Obligation Was Entitled to Attorney Fees as Prevailing Party

  • Huff v. Vallejo

    Publication Date: 2018-08-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Carson, (Phillips Carson & Phillips), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: A. J. Balbo, (Balbo & Gregg, Attorneys At Law, PC.), Richmond Hill, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1002

    Pending Misdemeanor And Pending Immigration Enforcement Actions Did Not Preclude Expanding Parent's Visitation Rights

  • Copeland v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2018-08-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Spurlin, (Spurlin & McCorvey), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Tanner, (Attorney At Law), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1172

    Complaint Failed to State Claims For Fraud, Interference With Expectation of Gift, and Constructive Trust

  • In The Interest of I.L.M., et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Mark Anderson (The Law Office of C. Mark Anderson, PC), Canton; Cory P. DeBord (Bray & Johnson), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra A. Harps, Annette M. Cowart, Shalen S. Nelson, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Hope Merkert Pereira (Pereira and Associates LLC), Marietta; Jessica Lynn Long (Jessica Long Law LLC), Holly Springs, for appellee.

    Case Number: S17G1391

    Dependency Proceeding Had To Be Dismissed Absent Showing Of Statutory Compliance and Good Cause For Continuance

  • Patten v. Ardis

    Publication Date: 2018-08-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Alan Voyles (Moore & Voyles PC), Valdosta; Mary Katherine Durant (Durant Law LLC), Stone Mountain, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Thomas Bennett, Kari Anne Bowden (Bennett Law Firm LLP), Valdosta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S18A0412

    Grandparent Visitation Law Violates Constitutional Right of Parents to Care, Custody, And Control of Their Children