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Can a Pre-Nup in Georgia include child support and child custody provisions?
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Answered on April 24, 2014
No, because child custody has to be determined based on the best interest of the child or children at the time of the divorce - not years before...
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Can I be ordered to pay child support if my child is temporarily in foster care?
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Answered on April 21, 2014
Yes. He is still your child and you still have a duty to support him, even though he is in the custody of the state. Have you applied for an...
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At what age can a child choose which parent to live with?
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Answered on April 21, 2014
A 14 year old child can elect with which parent he or she wants to live, but the election is not controlling as it once was. However, there is a...
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Do I need an attorney? Ex-spouse not paying child support.
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Answered on April 20, 2014
If you cannot afford an attorney, apply for services through DHS / DCSS (the Dept of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services). Go to...
My roommate used physical violence against me can I as for a restrain order?
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Answered on April 20, 2014
Under the Georgia Code, the term “family violence” means the occurrence of one or more particularly defined acts between certain persons,...
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Trying to get my sons name changed to his step farther(my husband) his bio farther has not been around for 8 years my son is 9
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Answered on April 16, 2014
You could file a petition for a name change, or better yet, if your husband is the only "father" your son has ever known, and if he wants to be a...
Is it unethical or illegal for a lawyer to advise a client to break a child custody agreement?
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Answered on April 11, 2014
If the agreement has been executed and filed, even if it has not yet been made the Order if the Court, then if she takes off with the children in...
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Can I change my son last name when I get married? .
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Answered on April 11, 2014
In Georgia, when filing a petition to change the name of a minor child, the written consent of his or her parents are required if they are living...
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When to petition to take away parental rights?
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Answered on April 09, 2014
It doesn't sound like the facts warrant a TPR. In determining whether to grant a TPR, the court must do a two-step analysis. First, the court has...
My wife filed a temporary restraining order against me and in court also served me with divorce papers. she cancelled my phone
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Answered on April 04, 2014
Are you asking whether she is in violation of the order of protection? If so, if you were the defendant, as your post indicates, then the order...
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