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Attorney, who had assisted husband in obtaining lawful permanent resident (LPR) immigration status for husband's wife, was not required to obtain husband's informed consent before drafting m... Read more
Determination that changing child's surname to include biological father's surname was in best interest of child was adequately supported by trial court. Read more
In Lacy v. Lacy, a trial court properly restricted parents’ behavior on social networking websites during the pendency of a domestic case. Read more
Bankston v. Warbingon: A trial court could not include a parties’ airline fares in an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to O.C.G.A. Sec. 9-15-14(b). Read more
Federal law governing military and civil service retirement plans did not preempt family court from ordering the designation of wife as the beneficiary of survivor's benefits under husband's... Read more
Bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that nonqualified retirement account awarded to Chapter 7 debtor wife as part of marital settlement agreement dealing with division of marital... Read more
Johnson v. Masters: On April 4, 2012, District II of the Court of Appeals certified Johnson v. Masters, 2011AP1240, to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Read more
East v. Stephens lists the options a trial court has in a child support modification action—requiring the father to pay various miscellaneous expenses. Read more
Walls v. Walls: Where a trial court declines to enter a discretionary deviation in child support, no findings supporting that decision are required. Read more
Husband’s sea pay constituted “special pay or incentive pay” as defined under O.C.G.A. Sec. 19-6-15(f)(1)(E) that shall not be included in gross income when determining child support. Read more
