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Georgia Family Law Blog

News and Thoughts on Family Law Issues in Georgia: Divorce, Alimony, Child Support, Child Custody, Visitation, Property Division, Adoption and More
By Stephen Worrall

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Last Entry: March 01, 2011 at 15:59:09

If You Owe Back Support, Don?t Expect Your Stimulus Check

Posted on June 10, 2008
The IRS is treating the stimulus checks as if they were tax refunds. On their website, the IRS indicates that the amount of the stimulus check will be reduced or seized if : You are single and your net income...

If You Owe Back Support, Don???t Expect Your Stimulus Check

Bill Murray's Pre-nup

Posted on June 03, 2008
Days before their 1997 wedding ceremony, comedian Bill Murray and his wife, Jennifer Butler Murray, entered into a 26-page antenuptial agreement (excerpted at Slate.com). "Jennifer ? is aware that Bill is a person of very substantial means and income," the...

Halted foreign adoptions leave would-be parents in limbo

Posted on May 28, 2008
From the Georgia Adoption Law Blog, posted today: The crib in Ellen Darcy's Boston home has sat empty for more than a year. And in suburban Washington, Laura Teresinski has prepared a nursery for a baby that may never arrive....

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Blogging at the Beach 2008: Day 1

Posted on May 23, 2008
I woke up in Destin to a beautiful sunrise and walked on the beach. Registration for the 26th Annual Family Law Institute began at 7:30 at the Sandestin Beach Hilton and I greeted many of my colleagues from Atlanta and...

Blogging at the Beach 2008: Day 2

Posted on May 23, 2008
Day 2 of the Georgia Family Law Institute began today with the popular and fast-moving Hot Tips From the Experts. Moderated by Shiel Edlin of Stern and Edlin of Atlanta, 10 lawyers presented 5 minute segments on various current hot...

Blogging at the Beach 2008: A Preview

Posted on May 18, 2008
I will be attending the Georgia Family Law Institute again this year. The seminar and event, the 26th annual program, will be held at the Sandestin Beach Hilton from Thursday, May 22 through Saturday, May 24, 2008. The topics of...

The House You Owned Before The Marriage

Posted on May 13, 2008
If a married couple gets divorced, and one of the spouses owned their home before the marriage, the house is part marital property and part nonmarital property. The value of the house at the time of the divorce can be...

Wife Sues Husband for Share of Secret $600K Lottery Win

Posted on May 12, 2008
It was a secret that surely could not be kept for long. But Arnim Ramdass allegedly tried. The airline mechanic, 52, disconnected the phone line at home and forbade his stay-at-home wife, Donna Campbell, 48, to watch television, Campbell claims...

7 Roadblocks to Successful Mediation

Posted on May 09, 2008
Mediation is a very popular and widespread process used to resolve disputes, especially in divorce cases. In many places . . ., mediation is virtually a requirement before a case can go to trial. The reason is obvious ? it...

Web Histories Playing Larger Role in Divorce Proceedings

Posted on April 30, 2008
Lipstick on the collar? One too many late nights at the office? Internet browsing histories? Divorce lawyers are seeing an increase in the number of cases that cite Web logs as evidence, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers....

Domestic violence | It's not just physical abuse

Posted on April 27, 2008
Yesterday, John P. Tassinari shot his wife, Barbara, multiple times with two 45-caliber handguns in the driveway of their Quincy, Massachusetts home. She died at the scene. She left two children, one son who is 10 and a 1-year-old from...

'Bad Dads' Reality Show Would Get Child Support Delinquents to Cough Up Cash

Posted on April 26, 2008
A new reality show that could get the go-ahead on FOX plans to hunt down deadbeat dads and hit them up for the child support they owe. FOX confirmed it has requested the pilot of the program tentatively titled "Bad...

Bynum discusses marriage on "Divorce Court"

Posted on April 23, 2008
Televangelist Juanita Bynum acknowledges thoughts of suicide and says she no longer wants to remain married to her estranged husband in an upcoming two-part episode of the reality television show "Divorce Court." In episodes scheduled to air Thursday and Friday,...

Quit fighting -- get a postnuptial agreement

Posted on April 16, 2008
Can a piece of paper save a marriage? One suburban Boston couple figured it was worth trying so they entered into a legal agreement to manage a major source of tension in their relationship - money. The couple, in their...

Angry wife tries divorce-by-YouTube tactic

Posted on April 16, 2008
A New York woman involved in a divorce battle has taken to the popular video sharing site YouTube to spill secrets about her husband, his family, and even their intimate life. Tricia Walsh-Smith lashes out at her husband, Broadway executive...

The Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program

Posted on April 12, 2008
The following information is from the website of the U.S. State Department: The Children?s Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP) is a service for the parents and legal guardians of minor children. It enables the Department of State?s Office of Children?s...

Modification of Custody or Visitation in a Georgia Divorce

Posted on April 06, 2008
These frequently asked questions explain your options for changing an established custody or visitation agreement. Under what circumstances can custody and visitation orders be changed within the state where they were obtained? After a final decree of divorce or other...

Clients Can Help - 14 Tips for the Client Going Through a Divorce

Posted on April 04, 2008
Like most litigants, the end result and the cost of legal representation are among the most important concerns of anyone involved in a family law dispute. With these concerns in mind, clients frequently ask me if there is anything they...

Estate Planning and Divorce

Posted on April 04, 2008
Leanna Hamill of the Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law Blog has recently posted two useful and informative articles (Part 1 and Part 2) about Estate Planning and Divorce, which I have combined in this post: If you are separated...

Download free Collaborative Divorce Knowledge Kit

Posted on April 04, 2008
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals wants you to discover the collaborative process and whether collaborative divorce is right for you. To that end and for a limited time, the IACP has created a kit that answers many of the...

A Woman's View of Prenuptial Agreements

Posted on April 04, 2008
Sam Hasler, of the Indiana Divorce & Family Law Blog posted this week about an article on Prenuptials on Mom.Dad.Chat blog and commented on it. Both were interesting, so I am reposting them here. First the Prenuptials article: We all...

Clients Can Help - 14 Tips for the Client Going Through a Divorce

Estate Planning and Divorce

Download free Collaborative Divorce Knowledge Kit

A Woman's View of Prenuptial Agreements

Serb ex-wife gets half of everything ? literally

Posted on April 03, 2008
Man uses grinding machine to cut farm tools, machines in half for divorce BELGRADE, Serbia - A Serb farmer used a grinding machine to cut in half his farm tools and machines to comply with a court ruling that he...

Serb ex-wife gets half of everything ??? literally

Georgia, South Carolina Make Top 10 Most Violent States Against Women

Posted on April 02, 2008
One day after a domestic violence murder in South Augusta, the Violence Policy Center has unflattering statistics for our area. The center says South Carolina is number six, and Georgia is number eight in the country for the number of...

Is Work Or A Divorce Keeping You From Your Child?

Posted on April 02, 2008
I have posted previously on software and other tools to help parents and children of dvorce keep up with schedules and improve communication. This is a similar product which deserves a look: For parents burdened by a divorce or a...

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