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  • In re Estate of Jenkins

    Publication Date: 2023-03-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lori Christman, Louis Levenson, Christopher Williams, (Levenson & Associates), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Kendrick, (Hartley Rowe & Fowler, P.C.), Douglasville, for appellee; Angel White, Douglasville, Sherry Travis, St. Pete Beach, Clint Jenkins, Temple, Russell Jenkins, Temple, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1713

    Court affirms rejection of disabled adult's spouse as his guardian but remands for trial court to issue findings and conclusions for appointing his son in that role

  • In the Interest of C. E. Jr., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Wittich, (The Law Office of Jennifer Wittich), Pooler, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leo Beckmann, Wendy Furey, (Beckmann & Furey, LLP), Savannah, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Mark Cicero, (Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles Loncon, (C. V. Loncon, PC), Savannah, Evan Miller, Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1237

    Court affirms finding of dependency of a minor child over his mother's objections to evidence and procedures in juvenile court

  • Roberts et al. v. McCoy et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vic Hill, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Kemp, Atlanta, Kevina McCoy, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1217

    Court affirms ruling that petitioners did not have standing to be adjudicated equitable caregivers of a minor child

  • Perrie v. Sticher

    Publication Date: 2023-02-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Greenfield, (Jack F. Witcher), Bremen, Kathleen Connell, (Connell Cummings, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1429

    Family Law Court Erred In Issuing Modified Custody Order Without Providing Prior Notice of Issues To Be Tried

  • In the Interest of J. L. O. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Swindle, (Law Office of James Swindle, P.C.), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Chamberlin, Brunswick, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Hannah Hensley, Homer, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23E0025

    Court of Appeals Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Request For Extension of Time Filed After Expiration of Time to File Appeal

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  • Smith v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2023-02-08
    Practice Area: Family Law | Military Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Buice, (Kevin B. Buice LLC), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brad McFall, (Gammon, McFall & Villarreal), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1443

    Amended Order Impermissibly Modified Ex-Spouse's Entitlement to Portion of Military Retirement Benefits

  • In the Interest of M. B., a Child

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Wittich, (The Law Office of Jennifer Wittich), Pooler, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allison Bailey, (State Court of Chatham County), Savannah, Wendy Furey, (Beckmann & Furey LLP), Savannah, Shalena Jones, (Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, Janice Powell, (Attorney at Law), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1175

    Juvenile Court Had Authority to Order Adjudicated Delinquent Mother to Seek Medical Care For Herself and Her Child

  • Guven v. Guven

    Publication Date: 2023-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Cooper, (David F. Cooper, P.C.), Marietta, Shiel Edlin, (Stern & Edlin Family Law, P.C.), Atlanta, Christopher Hoffman, (Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Simon Bloom, Shannan Oliver, Sean Ryan, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Matthew Thiry, (Matt Thiry Law, LLC), Peachtree Corners, Jon Gottlieb, (Flynn & Gottlieb, P.A.), Atlanta, for other party; Jon Gottlieb, (Flynn & Gottlieb, P.A.), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A22A1442

    Court affirms order extending an ex-husband's right of first refusal after he filed a contempt motion to his ex-wife's proposed sale of a marital property

  • Daggy v. Daggy

    Publication Date: 2023-01-19
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Crystal Wright, (Crystal Wright Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Emily Carr, (The Carr Law Group), Clevland, William King, (The Manely Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Renee' Richardson, Loganville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1305

    In a divorce case, court reverses child custody order that exceeded a petitioner's request and vacates and remands a fee award for findings of facts and a legal basis

  • Barnhill et al. v. Alford

    Publication Date: 2023-01-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Neil Marple, (Marple Rubin Family Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Melissa Davis Strickland, Malone Williams Allen, (Buckhead Family Law), Atlanta, Barry Phillip Schwarz, (Barry Phillip Schwarz, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A1075

    Court affirms grandmother's standing to file a petition for visitation rights with a grandchild and agrees that grandparent visitation statute is constitutional