Teresa Maria Garcia

Teresa Maria Garcia

5.0
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 30 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Tucker, GA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Adoption ... +2 more

1479 Brockett Road., Suite 200, Tucker, GA

About Teresa

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 45%

Teresa represents clients in contested divorces involving alimony, child custody, child support and division of marital property and debt including division of real estate and retirement accounts. Teresa also frequently represents the immigrant community obtain divorces when the other spouse lives in another state or country.

45%
Adoption 10%

Teresa does all kinds of adoptions- relative, agency, stepparent, independent, domestication of foreign adoptions and readoptions.

10%
Child Support 10%

Teresa handles original suits for child support which are part of divorce, legitimation or patenity suits. She also handles suits for upward and downward modifications of child support

10%
Domestic Violence 5%

As a former Associate Magistrate Court judge in Dekalb County, Teresa is uniquely experienced and knowledgeable regarding the laws of domestic violence and obtaining temporary protective orders.

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 30 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1995

Active Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office Of Teresa M. Garcia

1479 Brockett Road., Suite 200, Tucker, GA, 30084

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Teresa Maria Garcia's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

2 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | February 14, 2009

A true professional!

I was recommended to Ms. Garcia by a friend. I was particularly impressed with Ms. Garcia’s honesty and attention to detail while maintaining her tactfulness and professionalism at all times.

Posted by anonymous | January 15, 2009

Client Review

Teresa came to me highly recomended. She is a very competent and reliable person. She helped me with a very complicated case of child abduction and kept in touch until we finalized it. I would definitely recomend her services to anyone who needs a very professional and trustworthy human being.

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Teresa Maria Garcia's Lawyer Endorsements

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Carolina Colin-Antonini

Family lawyer | Jun 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have known Teresa for 12 years. The quality of her work is very high. She has co-counsel in a couple of cases and I was well-impressed with her skills. Teresa is a very qualified attorney and a credit to our profession."

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Abbi Taylor

Family lawyer | Jun 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Teresa is a hard working and determined lawyer. She has a tenacious approach to protecting her clients and getting the best possible outcome for them. I have had the privilege of working with her as a judge as well and she is intelligent, hardworking and well informed on the law. She also uses good judgment on cases and knows when to avoid adversarial situations and when to go to war."

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Mark Biernath

Family lawyer | Jun 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have had the opportunity to referr several clients to Teresa and they have all reported back to me that she was able to assist them and that they were very pleased with her work."

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2005

Georgia Trend Legal Elite, Georgia Trend magazine

1999

Recognition for Work as Guardian ad Litem, Dekalb Volunteers Lawyers Foundation

Work Experience

1996 - Present

Attorney at Law, Law Office of Teresa M. Garcia

2005 - 2008

Associate Judge, Magistrate Court of Dekalb County

Associations

2000 - Present

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers

Member

2000 - Present

Collaborative Law Institute.

Member

1997 - Present

Atlanta Bar Association

Member

1996 - Present

Atlanta Bar Associations, Family Law Section

Member

1995 - Present

State Bar of Georgia

Member

1995 - Present

Georgia HIspanic Bar Association

Member

2007 - 2008

Georgia Committee on Access & Fairness in the Courts

Member

1997 - 2008

DeKalb Bar Association

Member

Education

1995

Emory UniversityEmory University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1983

Vassar College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2006

Hispanic Law School

Seminar on Family Law

2005

Leyes Cotidianos (Laymen's Lawyer)

Family Law

Languages

Spanish

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