Family Law
Family law deals with domestic relations such as marriage, adoption, child abuse, divorce, alimony, parental responsibility, visitation, child support, and civil unions.
Despite the satisfaction and joy of receiving an adopted child, there may be many hurdles and legal complications for the family to confront. An attorney can guide you through the adoption and ensure a smoother legal process. [
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Alimony is the obligation to provide spousal support after separation or divorce. [
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Child custody is decided by a judge who considers the sex and age of the child, and the ability of each parent to care for that child. [
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Contempt is the purposeful violation of a court order. Failure to pay support payments, or not following custody/visitation orders are examples of contempt. The person can be punished by having to pay a fine and/or serving up to twenty days in jail for each violation. [
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Contested divorce needs to show some form of “fault” or misconduct by one of the parties. [
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A legal separation is when a couple no longer is having marital relations. To file for divorce, you must be in a state of separation. “Separate maintenance” refers to a Georgia lawsuit that addresses issues in a divorce case aside from the actual granting of a divorce. Separate maintenance is sometimes granted for reasons like moral or religious opposition [to divorce], or even for the client’s legal benefit like social security or insurance. [
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Victims of violence have the right to file for a restraining order against their abuser. Restraining orders are legal injunctions issued due to harassment, stalking, domestic violence, sexual assault, etc. The abuser is not allowed to contact the victim at their home, work, school, etc., including contact by phone, mail, fax, email, or gifts.
Fathers are becoming more recognized and accepted in the court system as equal partners for parenting and support of children. A father often needs support, and has the right to visitation and custody. Grandparents’ rights to custody and availability to children are increasing in familiarity in the Georgia court system. An attorney will work to hear the grandparents’ story and fight for their rights.
Mediation can help a family unit from further deterioration. It can also save thousands of dollars in legal fees. [
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Modification of Child Support can be filed if a previous Modification of Child Support action was brought out by the same party within two years.
Paternity awareness determines that the natural father of the child must pay support. Legitimation establishes the father’s RIGHT to custody and time to parent. A lawyer helps through each of these processes.
A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into by two people who are to be married. This is established to maintain certain rights for each party, in the case that the couple were to file for divorce. A post-nuptial agreement is made after a person is married.
Upon divorcing a spouse, normally the property you acquired during the marriage will be equally divided. An attorney can assist in the division of marital property and inform you of your legal rights.
Victims of violence have the right to file for a restraining order against their abuser. Restraining orders are legal injunctions issued due to harassment, stalking, domestic violence, sexual assault, etc. The abuser is not allowed to contact the victim at their home, work, school, etc., including contact by phone, mail, fax, email, or gifts.
A broken marriage is proven when one of the parties can prove that the marriage is over, through sworn testimony, even when there are no evident “fault” grounds.