In Brief - the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Before , I wrote about the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, which is designed to address issues concerned with child custody that cross State lines in the United States (where enacted in State laws). However, another important aspect of family law is suppor... more...

Georgia Custody Rights Between Parents and Third Parties
The information in this guide comes in part fromGeorgia Divorce, Alimony Child Custodyby Dan McConaughey (2011-2012 ed., copyright by Thomson-Reuters), supplemented by the Official Code of Georgia. Best Interests of the ChildBetween a Parent and a Third Party Georgia (rebuttabl... more...

Antenuptial Agreements in Georgia (in brief)
Often in modern society, it seems a truism to the layperson that antenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, termed "prenups" are a given. However, that isn't necessarily the case, and Georgia has created special rules for the use of an agreement or contract in contemplation of marr... more...

Transfers of Guardianships to Georgia Juvenile Courts
The Georgia Code provides certain guidelines for transfer of a case to juvenile court. The basic standard for transfers to juvenile court is found in Section 15-11-30.1 of the Official Code of Georgia subsection (a)(1), which states very plainly that "[t]he court is vested with j... more...

Georgia Adultery Guidelines (in brief)
The basic test for the use of an allegation of adultery in a marriage situation in Georgia comes from the 1962 decision inJohnson v. Johnson,218 Ga. 28,126 S.E.2d 229, and can be summed up as proof of two things: 1. There needs to be a showing of an "adulterous disposition" (for ... more...