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Author Archives: Randy Kessler
Custody ruling against woman with cancer
…the factors the judge likely focused on were those that affected the children and what would give them the best shot at good, stable futures. Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Uncategorized, Visitation
Tagged best interests child, cancer custody, Custody, divorce, family law
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Forensic Accounting in Family Law
brand new book “The Forensic Accounting Deskbook, A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Discovery, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged family law accounting, Forensic accounting
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Forms book to be delivered any day
I am getting excited. The forms’ book “Georgia Library of Family Law Forms” which we have been working on for about a year is about to be delivered. The truck should arrive within a week or two and the first … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce book, divorce forms, divorce pleadings, family law, forms family law, georgia divorce
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New DNA Testing Claims Paternity Can Be Determined ASAP
What if technology and science progress to the point where paternity can be established “the morning after” or at one month of pregnancy?
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Posted in assisted reproductive technology, Child custody, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Lawyer, Legal, Technology
Tagged dna, dna test, fatherhood, legitimation, paternity, paternity test
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ABA meeting informative and rewarding
The Annual American Bar Association meeting, held this year in Toronto, has been quite interesting. I have gone to meetings for all sorts of committees (Commission on Youth at Risk, and many others) and seminars on all sorts of topics … Continue reading
Posted in American Bar Association, Child custody, Custody
Tagged ABA, American bar association, Custody, divorce, family law, Gay, homosexual, Lawyers
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ABA Annual Meeting special one for me
Our goal, and mine, is to improve the practice of family law and to minimize the negative impact family law can have on families. Continue reading
Posted in American Bar Association, Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Prenuptial agreement, same sex marriage
Tagged ABA, aba annual meeting, divorce, divorce law, divorce lawyers, domestic relations, family law, marriage, matrimonial
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Gay Marriage Issues are everywhere, not just NY
But if DOMA is overturned by the new “Respect for Marriage” act, then would Georgia be violating the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution if it did not recognize and enforce a valid “gay divorce”? Continue reading
Posted in American Bar Association, Attorney, Child custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, gay marriage, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Misc, same sex marriage, Visitation
Tagged DOMA, gay divorce, NY gay marriage, same sex, same sex divorce, same sex marriage
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OBAMA to oppose DOMA/Thoughts on Same Sex Divorce
I think I am a proponent of allowing gay divorce. Not because it generates more business for divorce lawyers; in fact, it will create less business because the process of separating gay couples and dividing their assets and working out visitation arrangements for their children would then be simpler and much less costly. Continue reading
Posted in Gay Adoption, gay marriage, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged Defense of Marriage, DOMA, gay divorce, gay marriage, same sex divorce, same sex marriage
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Celeb Divorce, now J-Lo and Marc Anthony
Using lawyers to do their communicating often has its limits and almost always, celebrities figure out what they want to do and then tell their lawyers to “make it so”. Continue reading
Posted in alimony, American Bar Association, Attorney, Celebrity Cases, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged celebrity, celebrity divorce, divorce, High Profile Divorce, J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lopez Divorce, Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez Mark Anthony Divorce, Lopez Anthony Divorce
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ABA Family Law Section CLE set for October in Vegas
We have a tremendous line up of topics, including: “Saving a Stolen Childhood: How to Prevent and Resolve International Kidnapping Cases”, “Diminishing Returns: Effects of Illness, Psychological Problems & Addiction on Support Calculations” and “Tax Issues Faced by Alternative Families… A Mystery of Clues!” as well as fun topics like “Mission Impossible — Obtaining Discovery from Casinos”. Continue reading
Posted in American Bar Association, Assited Reproductive Technology, Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Gay Adoption, gay marriage, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Misc, Prenuptial agreement, same sex marriage, support, Visitation
Tagged Family Law. Divorce. Custody. International custody. Divorce lawyers.
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GA Supreme Court makes “Pilot Project” for Discretionary Appeals more permanent
The Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia has just changed it’s “pilot project” rule regarding discretionary appeals for domestic relations cases. Continue reading
Posted in alimony, Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, High Profile Cases, Judge, Lawyer, Legal
Tagged GA Appelate law, ga divorce, GA Divorce appeals, GA Supreme Court, georgia appelate law, georgia divorce, Georgia Divorce Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Supreme Court Pilot Project, Pilot Project, Supreme Court
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NACVA seminar
Today I leave San Diego after five days participating in and observing how business valuation experts learn the ins and outs of litigation. There were over 700 attendees at what is known as NACVA and the IBA’s Annual Consultants’ Conference. … Continue reading
Do children of divorce suffer poorer grades?
it is not necessarily the divorce that can harm children, as much as the kind of divorce that occurs. Continue reading
Family Law Institute for the Georgia Bar
Over 450 lawyers and judges are planning to come to learn about family law, the new trends, cutting edge issues and practical ideas. Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Child custody, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, gay marriage, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, Uncategorized
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Double Dipping in a Divorce
A simplistic explanation is that in a divorce, sometimes an asset like a business is valued and divided, but then the income from that asset is used to calculate and pay child support or alimony. Is this fair? Continue reading
Posted in Attorney, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, support
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Prenups are not romantic, especially for the Prince and Princess
So the issue of whether or not to execute a prenuptial agreement is a balance bewteen practicaity and romance. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Family Court, Family Law, Financial, High Profile Cases, Lawyer, Prenuptial agreement
Tagged antenuptial agreements, Brittish Prenuptial agreements, divorce, divorce lawyers, Duke of cambridge, family law, Lawyers, marriage, post nuptial agreements, Prenup, prenups prenuptial agreements, prenuptial agreement costs, prenuptial agreement romance, Prince William, romantic, romantic prenup, William Kate
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New law-Custody for Military Families
No law is perfect, but hopefully this law will help military families and their children, and hopefully does not reduce the emphasis that must always be placed on ensuring that we do what is in the best interests of the child. Continue reading
ABA Family Law Section meeting starts in Amelia Island
This year, our Spring seminar will focus on “Families Matter”. Continue reading
Posted in American Bar Association, assisted reproductive technology, Assited Reproductive Technology, Attorney, Custody, Divorce, Family, Family Court, Family Law, Gay Adoption, gay marriage, Judge, Lawyer, Legal, same sex marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged 2010 divorce, ABA, family law, Family Law Section, FLS, gay marriage
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NFL Lockout and child support continued
Only time will tell, but the longer it goes, the longer players remain unemployed, the more likely it is that they will see their child support obligations reduced, in my opinion. Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity Cases, Family, Family Court, Family Law, High Profile Cases, support
Tagged child support, lockout, nfl, NFL Child Support, players child support
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“Civil Gideon”
lawsuit in Georgia which attempts to guarantee the right to counsel for certain civil defendants, particularly those at risk of incarceration for failue to pay child support Continue reading
