Chatham County Georgia Grandparents visitation rights lawyer

December 22, 2009

Chatham County Georgia Grandparents visitation rights lawyer Georgia Grandparents visitation rights Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000) is a landmark case concerning the visitation rights of grandparents. The Supreme Court held that it is a fundamental liberty of parents to make decisions concerning their childs custody. It includes the freedom to choose when and [...]

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Chatham County GA Custody Plans

December 21, 2009

Chatham County GA Custody Plans Savannah GA child custody lawyer For numerous divorced and separated parents with children, there is a common reason as to why they receive the child custody and visitation arrangement they have the court determined it. The court fixed the parenting arrangement based on what the judge felt was in the [...]

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Liberty County GA divorce lawyer

December 20, 2009

Liberty County GA divorce lawyerSavannah adoption attorney Alimony in Chatham Hill GA Alimony is an payment out of one partys estate, made for the support of the other party when living separately. It may be either temporary or permanent. A spouse will not be entitled to alimony if it is shown by a preponderance of [...]

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Savannah GA family law lawyer

December 19, 2009

Savannah GA family law lawyerChatham County adoption attorneys New Support Guidelines in Chatham County GA A contested divorce is one where the spouses fight so much over assets or child custody that they cannot reach an agreement, and instead pass these issues to the court to determine. The judge and court clerks will be the [...]

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Liberty County Georgia family law attorneys

December 18, 2009

Liberty County Georgia family law attorneysChatham County adoption lawyer One spouse must have stayed in the State of Georgia for 6 months or Georgia should have been the last domicile of the marriage. Spouses must be considered separated in a legal sense prior to filing for a divorce. Parties may be considered separated even if [...]

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Chatham Hill Georgia child custody attorneys

December 17, 2009

Chatham Hill Georgia child custody attorneysSavannah GA adoption attorneys Child Custody cases in Savannah Georgia The welfare of children is of major importance to the Court. Neither parent is outright ensured child custody. The court looks at the best interests of the child in deciding the right parent to have child custody. The court looks [...]

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Savannah GA family law attorney

December 16, 2009

Savannah GA family law attorneyLiberty County child support attorney Child Support in Chatham Hill GA Under Georgia law both parents are required to support their children until a child reaches the age of twenty, dies, graduates from high school, marries, is emancipated, or joins the military, whichever event happens earlier. The non-custodial parent must pay [...]

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Chatham County GA divorce law firm

December 15, 2009

Chatham County GA divorce law firmChatham County adoption lawyer Divorce and Property in Savannah Georgia A challenging area of divorce is the division of marital property. Marital property is all assets acquired during the marriage, except for assets received by gift from a third party or by inheritance. Each spouse is entitled to an equitable [...]

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Savannah Georgia family attorney

December 14, 2009

Savannah Georgia family attorneyChatham County visitation attorney Grounds for divorce in Savannah GA To get a divorce based on one of the twelve “fault” grounds, one must demonstrate that there was some wrongdoing by one of the spouses. For example, one fault ground is adultery. Adultery in Georgia includes heterosexual as well as homosexual relations [...]

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Savannah Georgia divorce attorneys

December 13, 2009

Savannah Georgia divorce attorneysLiberty County adoption lawyers Legal Custody & Physical custody in Georgia Legal custody is the legal authority to take major decisions on the childs behalf. Major decisions are where the child will go to school, the type of education, the form of religious upbringing, and non-emergency medical decisions. Sole Legal Custody The [...]

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