Kessler & Solomiany, LLC Custody Archives

…when there is a lot of money combined with potential for a lot of negative public publicity, cases resolve quickly

The landscape of evidentiary tools available in today’s divorce cases is rapidly evolving, and the courts in this country are becoming more openly accepting of them. With the advent of social tools like Facebook and Twitter, incriminating evidence has never been easier to obtain. You now must be extremely mindful and filter the information and […]

If you are the parent of a young child, particularly of preschool age, you may want to consider consulting a child psychologist before and during your divorce proceedings. According to this article, recent studies show that a collapsing family structure may lead to long-term behavioral problems in young children. Because your child’s “support network” is undergoing changes […]

International child abduction affects thousands of children globally every year. In 1988, The United States adopted The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in order to ensure that abducted children are immediately returned to their country of habitual residence. Ron Nelson, a close friend of our firm, writes an excellent article […]

On May 1, 2012, the Governor signed into law a new bill that strengthens the rights of grandparents in Georgia. The new law, which is effective immediately, revises the former “no presumption” principle in child custody cases and prompts judges to rule in favor of visitation for grandparents who have financially supported or regularly visited their grandchildren. The […]

This week, the Georgia Supreme Court decided Viskup v. Viskup, holding that venue is still proper when a petition is filed prior to respondent moving out of the county, but service is not perfected until after respondent has already moved. More notably, the Court further determined that an award of attorneys’ fees in a child […]

While there certainly is more than one way to work with the press, I have found that being forthcoming with the media, even if my answer is “I don’t know”, or “I know but cannot and will not say”, has been the best.

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…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.