A lawsuit was recently filed in Futon County Superior court against the state of Georgia for its failure to provide legal representation to parents being held in prison for failure to pay child support.The Southern Center of Human Rights filed the suit on Tuesday,...
Month: March 2011
Severely disabled woman granted temporary visitation rights
Last Friday, a Los Angeles judge issued a temporary ruling giving a mother who was brain-damaged in 2006 from medical errors during childbirth the right to see her children.The visitation order, which is only temporary as there is yet to be a trial on the case, is a...
Divorced father gives advice on being a ‘Superdad’ after breakup
A recent opinion piece in the Smyrna-Vinings Patch looked at the importance of maintaining a positive relationship with one's children after a divorce.The article, written by a divorced Atlanta-area father of two girls, challenged divorced fathers to be "Superdad" to...
Georgia Judge considers new child support program
Georgia Judge John Simpson of Carroll County is, according to a recent Times-Georgian article, currently considering implementing a program to deal with the problem of nonworking fathers who are incarcerated for failing to pay child support.Judge Carroll hopes to form...
TN Supreme Court to decide significant alimony case, P.2
In our previous post, we began discussing a current case being considered by the Tennessee Supreme Court concerning lifetime alimony, and specifically when such alimony should be awarded.Attorney for the ex-husband in the case remarked that the two main factors the...
TN Supreme Court to decide significant alimony case, P.1
A recent Tennessee Supreme Court case could change the way alimony is award in that state.Currently under consideration by that court is the question of when a divorced party may or may not receive lifetime alimony payments. The case, which was still under...
Make child support payments or else, warn Georgia state workers
Georgia law enforcement officials are sending a clear message to the state's divorced parents: pay your child support payments or expect trouble. State workers declared 2011 the year they will crack down on child support payment dodgers, and enforcement officials have...
More tips for protecting your business in the event of divorce
In our last post, we discussed placing some of your business interests in a trust for the benefit of your children as one possible tool to allow you to protect your business from losses in the event of a divorce. As we said, this strategy will not only protect your...
Creating a trust to protect your business assets
On this blog, we sometimes discuss ideas people may want to consider in planning for a divorce. Divorce planning is particularly important for business owners who stand to lose a lot of money in a divorce. This post suggests that gifting some of your business...
Child custody evaluator removed from case over Facebook images
A 41-year-old Beverly Hills psychiatrist who provides professional advice to family courts in child custody disputes, was recently removed from a case after one of his clients found lewd pictures online connected to Facebook account and other websites.According to...
