In our last post, we noted the recent arrest of a Georgia man who fled to Indiana in order to avoid making child support payments. In that story, it wasn't clear how much child support the man had evaded.In another recent story, a 42-year-old Nevada man pleaded guilty...
Month: February 2011
Georgia man arrested for evading child support payments
A Georgia man with a federal warrant for his arrest was taken into custody after Indiana State Police found him on Tuesday.The warrant charged that the man had fled the state of Georgia in order to avoid paying child support. He had been living in southeast Indiana...
Gates to support federal legislation protecting troops’ custody rights
A military lifestyle can complicate the already often complicated matter of child custody battles. One of the barriers service members often face in seeking custody of their children is that their career can be used against them.At a recent Defense Department budget...
International custody battle falls into hands of Georgia judge
In our previous post, we began to look at the story of an Italian man and woman who became involved in an international custody battle when an Italian court awarded custody to the mother and a Georgia court awarded custody to the father. Here we continue that...
International custody battle falls into hands of Georgia judge
Custody battles are rarely straightforward and easily handled. Besides the emotion involved in such disputes, there is the often difficult determination of what is really in the best interests of the child.On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned a ruling by a...
Unmarried couples: the importance of property rights agreements
In our last post, we began discussing property division for unmarried couples who decide to separate, and the importance of having a written agreement specifying their rights and obligations in regard to property ownership in the event of their separation. We left off...
Unmarried couples: the importance of property rights agreements
Couples are increasingly moving in together and buying real estate without plans of marriage.But what protections and guidance does the law provide such couples in the event of separation in regard to property rights? How will their property be divided between them?...
Facebook and Divorce
Facebook gives users the ability to portray their whole personal life on the internet, and makes it possible to be in constant connection with intimate details of the lives of others. Millions of people use it every day connect with friends, upload photos, share links...
