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One thing is clear, especially to me as a family law attorney: abusive behavior is certainly not limited to the poor or uneducated.

I enjoy serving as a mediator and do it three or four times each year.

Each summer, thousands of parents reach for their custody papers.  They need to re-read them to confirm which week is theirs, or if their ex can really insist on a certain schedule with the children.  Inevitably, visitation issues arise which were not anticipated, or for which no arrangements had been made.  While many standard visitation […]

On January 1, 2007, Georgia’s most recent child support guidelines and related calculators went into effect.  While there are child support guidelines in Georgia, there are no alimony guidelines, but rather factors that the finder of fact shall consider. According to O.C.G.A. 19-6-5, the finder of fact shall consider the following factors when determining the […]

There is so much speculation about the impending Tiger v. Elin settlement, that it is hard to know what the agreement will be.  It seems Tiger wants Elin to keep things private and it looks like Elin will be compensated well for that.  But $750,000,000.00?  That seems like quite an overpayment and I imagine the […]

In recent years, unemployment and interest rates have skyrocketed while the stock market and the economy have plummeted. Domestic relations litigation and its importance to the involved families, however, have remained constant. But, the current economic climate has certainly impacted the family law field in several distinct ways. For instance, because the values of many […]

“You mean she can divorce me without proving I did anything wrong, just like that?” It seems that, as a family lawyer, I have heard this lamentation many times. People facing an unwanted divorce often profess shock at the fact that, in this state, a divorce may be granted although they did not cheat on, […]

Last week in Baltimore, MD, the University of Baltimore Law School and the ABA Family Law Section co-hosted a very special event, The Families Matter Symposium.   The “Families Matter” idea is a platform of three consecutive Chairs of the ABA Family Law Section with the goal of reducing the negative consequences of Family Law on families, […]

Isn’t it amazing how interested the press is in celebrity cases?  Thankfully it seems that in Tiger’s case and Sandra Bullock’s case, the parties and the lawyers are being tight lipped.  The same is true for Dwayne Wade, but given that he had to go to court, there has obviously been more coverage.  What we […]

Text messaging. Electronic billing. Social networking. Smart phones. Not only are such innovations becoming part of the daily lives of most Americans, they are also reshaping and reforming the practice of domestic relations law. As the technology continues to develop around us, family law practitioners must continue thinking and learning about how such developments impact […]