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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 28, 2011 | Visitation
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 24, 2011 | Divorce
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 22, 2011 | Child Support
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 11, 2011 | Child Support
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 8, 2011 | 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 behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 4, 2011 | Divorce
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
On behalf of Hill Macdonald, LLC | Mar 2, 2011 | Child Custody
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...
Categories
- Alimony (10)
- Blog (8)
- Child Custody (78)
- Child Support (62)
- Divorce (213)
- Fathers' Rights (2)
- Property Division (42)
- Uncontested Divorce (10)
- Visitation (5)
Archives
- December 2020 (1)
- October 2020 (1)
- September 2020 (1)
- August 2020 (1)
- July 2020 (1)
- June 2020 (1)
- May 2020 (1)
- April 2020 (2)
- February 2020 (1)
- January 2020 (1)
- December 2019 (1)
- November 2019 (1)
- October 2019 (1)
- September 2019 (1)
- August 2019 (1)
- July 2019 (1)
- June 2019 (1)
- May 2019 (1)
- April 2019 (1)
- March 2019 (1)
- February 2019 (1)
- January 2019 (1)
- December 2018 (2)
- October 2018 (2)
- August 2018 (1)
- July 2018 (2)
- June 2018 (1)
- April 2018 (1)
- March 2018 (1)
- February 2018 (1)
- January 2018 (2)
- November 2017 (2)
- October 2017 (1)
- September 2017 (1)
- August 2017 (1)
- July 2017 (1)
- June 2017 (1)
- May 2017 (1)
- April 2017 (1)
- March 2017 (1)
- February 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (1)
- December 2016 (1)
- November 2016 (1)
- October 2016 (1)
- September 2016 (1)
- August 2016 (2)
- July 2016 (1)
- June 2016 (1)
- May 2016 (1)
- July 2015 (3)
- June 2015 (5)
- May 2015 (4)
- April 2015 (4)
- March 2015 (5)
- February 2015 (4)
- January 2015 (4)
- December 2014 (5)
- November 2014 (5)
- October 2014 (3)
- September 2014 (5)
- August 2014 (4)
- July 2014 (5)
- June 2014 (4)
- May 2014 (4)
- April 2014 (5)
- March 2014 (4)
- February 2014 (4)
- January 2014 (5)
- December 2013 (6)
- November 2013 (4)
- October 2013 (3)
- September 2013 (6)
- August 2013 (10)
- July 2013 (9)
- June 2013 (8)
- May 2013 (10)
- April 2013 (8)
- March 2013 (8)
- February 2013 (10)
- January 2013 (9)
- December 2012 (8)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (9)
- September 2012 (7)
- August 2012 (10)
- July 2012 (8)
- June 2012 (8)
- May 2012 (10)
- April 2012 (8)
- March 2012 (8)
- February 2012 (10)
- January 2012 (8)
- December 2011 (9)
- November 2011 (8)
- October 2011 (9)
- September 2011 (8)
- August 2011 (10)
- July 2011 (8)
- June 2011 (9)
- May 2011 (8)
- April 2011 (9)
- March 2011 (10)
- February 2011 (8)
- January 2011 (8)
- December 2010 (9)
- November 2010 (9)
- October 2010 (8)
- September 2010 (10)
- August 2010 (15)
- July 2010 (1)