One of our recent blogs featured a story that demonstrates how a child custody matter can take on extra layers of complexity when it has an international twist. In the case we described, a Georgia resident is seeking custody of his son, who was taken by his ex-spouse...
Month: September 2010
Post-Divorce: Stress on the “Binuclear” Family
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 27, 2010 | Divorce
As they so often seem to do, celebrities serve to signify trends and spotlight issues (think Angelina Jolie and world hunger, Sean Pitt and his Haiti volunteer work, Kevin Costner and his recent Capitol Hill appearances regarding the BP oil spill and clean-up...
International Intrigue in Georgia Child Custody Dispute
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 23, 2010 | Child Custody
In a recent blog, we discussed an American Bar Association survey in which 1,200 judges participated and collectively voiced a strong view that self-representation without benefit of a knowledgeable and diligent attorney is, in most legal matters, decidedly...
Georgia Sponsors Innovative Child Support Court
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 20, 2010 | Child Support
Saying that, "We have had calls from all over the state of Georgia," employee Blue Cole points to the growing success of a fledgling state-sponsored program aimed at helping non-custodial parents find and keep work, stay out of trouble and make timely child support...
Renovations at Hill-Macdonald Near Completion
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
The end is finally in sight. Our renovations are nearing completion. We have definitely succeeded in transforming our old house into an efficient office space that help us serve our clients more efficiently. There are just a few finishing details...
Divorce: The Effect of Generational Attitudes and Womens’ Income
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 16, 2010 | Divorce
If you are in a marriage that was established between 1979 and 2002 and in which the wife makes 60 percent or more of the family's income, you might want to revisit the spread.As reported in a recent study, that would appear to be sound advice in a great many...
Baseball Team Ownership at Core of Property Division Dispute
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 13, 2010 | Property Division
Everything seems big in the divorce and property division case of Frank and Jamie McCourt; the asset figures being bandied about; the legal fees; the number of houses involved; and the sheer and pricey acreage at stake.Although the couple may be splitting up, they...
ABA Survey: Judges Don’t Advise Proceeding Without Lawyer
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 9, 2010 | Divorce
Cobb County Superior Court judges Lark Ingram and Robert Flournoy would most likely advise against it. So, too, would Gwinnett County State Court Judge Randy Rich.When it comes to lay persons seeking to represent themselves in divorce, child custody and other civil...
Online Solution in Ex-Spouse’s Visitation Rights with Kids
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 7, 2010 | Child Custody
The interested parties concerning what happened recently in the case of a New York woman seeking to relocate to Florida with her two children agree that the modern-world result made eminent sense. Judges in Georgia and other states are perhaps watching closely.Debra...
Jury Denies $134 Million Child Support Demand
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Sep 2, 2010 | Child Support
Donald Bren's two adult children weren't happy about the child support payments that their father made to their mother on their behalf over the years. Those payments were not awarded by a family court, but, rather, were sent to their mother in an out-of-court...
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