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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Why is the McCourt’s divorce unique?
But once settlement efforts are exhausted, trial becomes inevitable. Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Celebrity Cases, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged alimony, divorce, family law, high profile, Lawyers, legal, McCourt, Mediation, Settlement, trial
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Divorce and birth rates down?
A Georgia Public Broadcasting article suggests birth rates and divorce rates are down in this poor economy (Click here for a link to the article). But is this a good thing? We must remember that divorce, is a legal proceeding, … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Lawyer, Legal, Visitation
Tagged abandonment, babies, birth rate, court, Divorce rate, domestic relations, Families, Family, Family Court, family law, kidnapping, Lawyers, marriage, matrimonial law, separation, visitation
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Contributions to Judges?
Wouldn’t we prefer that those in the know help guide the rest of us?
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Posted in Attorney, Family Court, Family Law, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, support
Tagged campaign, contributions, court, courts, elected officials, fundraising, Georgia, Georgia Legal, Judge, judges, legal, legal system
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International custody
These cases are so important and time passes so fast that unless we as family law attorneys understand the rules and laws, children may go unreturned for too long, and in many cases they may never be returned. Continue reading
Michael Douglas’ ex seeks money based on post-divorce efforts
…she now claims that a sequel to the movie “Wall Street” qualifies as related to work he did before the divorce. I don’t buy that argument. Continue reading
Tiger’s divorce is done (quietly….)
private resolution of potentially public disputes is a real challenge, but almost always worth the effort Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity Cases, Divorce, Family Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Elin, High Profile Divorce, Tiger, Tiger divorce, Tiger Woods
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Massachusetts Gay Marriage “Stay” in place
In July, a U.S. District judge in Massachusetts, in Gill v. Office of Personnel, found part of a federal law allowing states (or perhaps the federal government) to refuse to recognize a gay marriage from another state to be unconstitutional. … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, gay marriage, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged Defense of Marriage, divorce, DOMA, family law, gay marriage, Gill, lesbian marriage, same sex marriage
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Fulton County Family Division finally here to stay
I encourage anyone who has an opportunity to improve our system to volunteer to do so. Continue reading
When should 3rd parties step in to protect children?
True, being a witness is inconvenient and time consuming. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Child custody, Lawyer, Legal, Visitation
Tagged abuse, child custody, intervene, testify, visitation, witness
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Smile because it happened (Hilary Swank has a unique view on divorce)
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Celebrity Cases, Divorce, Family, Family Law, High Profile Cases, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged celebrity divorce, divorce, domestic relations, family law, Hilary Swank, Lawyers, marriage
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Same sex marriage put on hold in California
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today stayed the Order which overturned Prop 8, thereby precluding, for the time being, same sex marriages in California. This seems to be an attempt to avoid the potential conflict and uncertainty which … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Divorce, Family, Family Law, gay marriage, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage
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NY last state to go to “no-fault” divorce.
But does that make fault irrelevant? In many states the answer is no. Continue reading
Posted in alimony, Attorney, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged adultery, divorce, divorce conduct, divorce settlement, family law, marriage, New York divorce, no fault divorce, uncontested divorce
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ABA Annual Meeting Finale coming up
What is amazing is who is on the panel of presenters. Among the five panelists will be David Boies, who just successfully argued and tried the Proposition 8 case. Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Family, Family Law, gay marriage, High Profile Cases, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged ABA, gay marriage, high profile, Lawyers, media, same sex marriage, trial
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ABA in San Francisco
What a time for the annual ABA meeting to be in San Francisco. I land in 20 minutes and it already feels like there is a buzz in the air. The plane is filled with Georgia lawyers all headed to … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Family Law, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged ABA, Attorneys, family law, Laws, Lawyers, legal
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Proposition 8 overturned. Same sex marriage gains ground.
Regardless of your view on this topic, there is no doubt that this is truly an issue that will be discussed over and over, in courthouses and coffee houses. Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Family, Family Law, Gay Adoption, gay marriage, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged divorce, family law, gay marriage, marriage, proposition 8, same sex marriage
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