Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  When divorcing parties have children, decisions must also be made regarding custody, child support and a parenting time schedule. Most Courts require divorcing parents to attend a seminar designed to assist parents with understanding the effect their divorce will have on their children, and how to minimize the negative impact of divorce on the children. If the parties are unable to agree upon a parenting plan, then custody of the children will always be determined by the Judge, even if the case is tried before a jury.
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support
  Divorce is the method by which a marriage is legally terminated. The rights of the parties concerning division of real and personal property, division of financial accounts, obligations for payment of alimony by one party to the other, and liability for payment of debts are established by Agreement, if the parties can agree. If they cannot agree, a Judge or Jury will make those decisions for the parties.
• Legal Separation
• Annulment
  Annulment of a marriage is a judicial declaration that the marriage was invalid from its inception. Under Georgia law, any marriage in which one or more of the “Essential Elements Of A Valid Marriage” is missing, is technically void from the beginning, and can be declared so by the Superior Court. If all three of the required elements of a valid marriage are present, the parties cannot obtain an annulment. An annulment declares the parties are not, and never were, legally married, and returns them to their status prior to the attempted “marriage”. Parties cannot obtain an annulment of their purported marriage if a child has been born, or is to be born, from the relationship.

Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI

Trusts and Estates

• Wills
• Power of Attorney