Attorney Austin Robert Cosby Buerlein's Legal Cases

Divorce and separation

Calloway-Spencer v. Spencer (Court of Appeals of Georgia), 355 Ga.App. 743 (2020)

Jun 23, 2020

OUTCOME: Successfully convinced the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial judge's ruling with respect to my client separate property claims on a premarital home. The Court affirmed the child support ruling, and gave helpful guidance/law for future cases.

This was a divorce case, where the trial court wrongly denied my client certain rights with respect to her premarital separate property (a Florida condo); as well as unfairly failed to apply a parentin ... g time deviation for child support.

Family

Hanley v. Hanley, (Court of Appeals of Georgia) 2016CV273058 (2018)

Oct 01, 2018

OUTCOME: The Court of Appeals did not reverse the trial court, showing the court's emphasis on weighing the public's general right to accessing certain pleadings in a contested litigation.

We filed a request that the trial court seal certain public records/info regarding client's private mental health and other confidential information, in a modification of custody case. After trial cour ... t refused to seal the pleadings, we filed an appeal.

Divorce and separation

Davis v. Davis (Court of Appeals of Georgia), A17A1912 (2018)

Feb 20, 2018

OUTCOME: Court of Appeals affirmed trial court, providing helpful guidance for future divorce cases involving a valuable closely-held business owned by one of the spouses prior to marriage

A high net worth divorce action, involving complex issues and disputes surrounding my client's premarital property claims, business valuation issues, and whether distributions received from a closely-h ... eld business are separate versus marital property under Georgia law.

Divorce and separation

Sutherlin v. Sutherlin (Supreme Court of Georgia), 301 Ga. 581 (2017)

Jun 26, 2017

OUTCOME: Successfully prevailed in convincing Supreme Court of Georgia to affirm trial court's order, which found my client's ex-husband in willful contempt and liable for various damages and outstanding tax liability

Appeal before the Supreme Court of Georgia, regarding contempt and enforcement of a Divorce Decree.

Divorce and separation

Tanner v. Tanner (Supreme Court of Georgia), S15D1565

Jul 06, 2015

OUTCOME: Supreme Court denied the application for appeal, and thus affirmed the favorable ruling for my client by the trial Judge

After I successfully obtained a significant increase in child support for my client, ex-husband and his lawyer appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court.

Adoption

Oni v. Oni (Court of Appeals of Georgia), 323 Ga. App. 467 (2013)

Jul 15, 2013

OUTCOME: The Court of Appeals affirmed an adoption handled by me

Case involves an adoption I handled, which the biological mother sought to set aside approximately 1.5 years later.

Divorce and separation

Stickler v. Stickler (Court of Appeals) -- case is CURRENTLY PENDING

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OUTCOME:

I filed an Application for Appeal (which was granted), seeking to challenge an attorney fee award entered against my client in a divorce action. Case is currently pending in the Court of Appeals of Geo ... rgia.

Austin Robert Cosby Buerlein's Legal Cases (17)

Calloway-Spencer v. Spencer (Court of Appeals of Georgia), 355 Ga.App. 743 (2020)

Hanley v. Hanley, (Court of Appeals of Georgia) 2016CV273058 (2018)

Davis v. Davis (Court of Appeals of Georgia), A17A1912 (2018)

Sutherlin v. Sutherlin (Supreme Court of Georgia), 301 Ga. 581 (2017)

Tanner v. Tanner (Supreme Court of Georgia), S15D1565

Oni v. Oni (Court of Appeals of Georgia), 323 Ga. App. 467 (2013)

Stickler v. Stickler (Court of Appeals) -- case is CURRENTLY PENDING