Brandy James Daswani

Some years ago, my wife and I made the difficult and painful decision to end our marriage after 15 years with two minor children. Although we were unable to maintain the marriage, we were in complete agreement about continuing to raise our children with joint custody for the both of us in separate ...households. We initially tried some self-help software to draft a settlement agreement (A good basis to begin the discussion but not really sufficient without being reviewed by an attorney when there are children involved.). We then initially hired Brandy to review and revise the settlement agreement so it would pass legal muster in Georgia courts. To our mutual shock, The judge in our case did not want us to have a joint custody (What?!) because in the judge's opinion that never works out really that people will cooperate through the remainder of the child rearing years. We both protested and insisted that both of us were in agreement and we both want to joint custody for the children and that's also with the children desired. The judge informed us that it was "not our decision" and proceeded to conduct a hearing to decide which of us was going to get full custody against both of our wishes. During a recess, I made an emergency phone call to Brandy and informed her of the situation. She suggested that we immediately dismiss the case and come to her office to consult how to achieve what we were both trying to accomplish. We did so and she suggested that we both waive venue and re-file in another jurisdiction where the judges reward cooperation and respect joint custody when it is in the best interest of the children and both parents and with full cooperation. We did so and after languishing for eight months in the original court without satisfactory resolution for anyone, we sailed through a friendlier jurisdiction of her suggestion in less than two months and got some closure on the legal issues. That has been nearly 10 years at this point and I am glad to report that not only are both of our children healthy and successful college students, but my ex-wife and I have remained friends to this day. This is largely attributable to Brandy's innovative and quick thinking solution to avoid an irreparable situation that would have doubtless tarnished the relationship with my ex-wife and I, and between each of us and our children. If there is anyway you can salvage your marriage especially with children, I counsel everyone I know to try that first. If you cannot come to mutual resolution I definitely recommend using an attorney for divorces with children in Georgia. If you find yourself in this unfortunate situation, there is no attorney I can personally recommend more highly than Brandy Daswani.