http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/ Published by Meriwether & Tharp, LLC en-us 2012-02-06T10:08:49-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/02/how_to_handle_postdivorce_cust.html Georgia family law attorneys often deal with post-divorce custody issues. For example, sometimes, unfortunately, a parent refuses to return a child at the end of his/her visitation time. In this situation in Georgia, if the parties have been divorced in... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-02-06T10:08:49-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/02/grandparent_visitation_rights.html The Supreme Court of Georgia recently heard an interesting case regarding visitation rights for grandparents whose son’s parental rights had been terminated. Kunz v. Bailey, S11G0867 (2012). In that case, the child’s stepfather adopted the child after the biological father’s... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-02-03T10:02:36-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/termination_of_parental_rights.html As a Georgia family law attorney, I was recently asked how parental rights could be terminated for a father who is not on the child’s birth certificate. Generally, if you are not married and the father is not on the... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-30T10:00:05-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/georgia_high_income_child_supp.html With the increasing publicity related to celebrities and their custody disputes (Usher, T.O., Mindy McCready and other artists we have posted about), an interesting question arises as to how judges in Georgia handle child support obligations when one parent makes... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-27T09:58:03-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/selfexecuting_visitation_provi.html The Supreme Court of Georgia recently heard a case regarding a self-executing modification in a final decree of divorce. Johnson v. Johnson, S11F1856 (2012). In that divorce case, the final decree of divorce awarded primary physical custody of the parties’... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-23T13:37:08-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/custody_awarded_to_father_in_g.html The Supreme Court of Georgia recently affirmed a divorce action where the husband was awarded primary physical custody of the children despite evidence of alleged family violence. Finklea v. Finklea, S11F1804 (2012). At the final hearing in that divorce case,... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-20T13:32:41-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/in_georgia_trial_court_cannot.html The Supreme Court of Georgia recently reversed a trial court’s decision in a custody modification case because the trial court erroneously relied on evidence from the temporary hearing in making its final custody determination. Vaughn v. Davis, S11A1950 (2012). In... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-16T13:27:14-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/residence_requirements_for_div.html In Georgia, when spouses live in different counties, or if one spouse lives in Georgia and one lives out of state, there are specific rules which govern where the divorce action must be filed. Georgia law states that: “No court... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-13T13:44:19-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/pension_plans_and_divorce_in_g.html Atlanta divorce attorneys are often asked how pension plans are divided upon a divorce in Georgia. In general, pension plans are treated like any other property – if they accrued during the marriage, they are marital property subject to equitable... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-09T13:41:35-06:00 http://www.atlantadivorceattorneyblog.com/2012/01/assisted_reproductive_technolo.html In Georgia, as well as around the world, conceiving a child with the use of assisted reproductive technologies can bring up and/or complicate custody issues in a divorce or other family law case. With the ongoing developments in medicine and... Meriwether & Tharp 2012-01-06T12:47:56-06:00