Top Rated Smyrna, GA Child Custody Lawyers

Child custody lawyers represent parents in establishing physical and legal custody arrangements, parenting time, and visitation schedules. They advocate for the child’s best interests, draft parenting plans, negotiate agreements or mediate disputes, and present evidence in family court. When circumstances change, these attorneys seek modifications or enforcement of custody orders.

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Litigation and more

Bio: Mr. Browning has gained over thirty years of experience in domestic relations. He is well respected among Family Law lawyers. He has represented many notable clients while handling numerous cases in the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Georgi...

Rating: 7.7

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Atlanta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Bio: Practice and Background: Charles (Charlie) Crowe is a highly regarded divorce and family law attorney assisting clients in complex litigation throughout the state of Georgia. In addition to providing client advocacy, Charlie also serves as a Guard...

Rating: 10

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Atlanta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Alimony and more

Bio: Marshall Yaap represents clients in domestic and international family law matters. His practice focuses on child custody, child support, divorce, property division, alimony, domestic violence cases, marital and premarital contracts, jurisdictional...

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: The owner and founder of Gentry Law Firm LLC, William C. ("Bill") Gentry has been practicing law in Georgia since 1986. His primary area of practice is family law cases, including divorce, high asset property division, child custody, and alimony c...

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Melissa L. Bowman is a Partner with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC and works primarily out of the firm's Johns Creek office. Melissa was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2016 and has focused solely on family law. She strives to provide exceptional counsel ...

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: I joined the team at Abbott & Abbott in 2016 with my primary focus and practice area being family, civil, and domestic litigation. I work closely alongside my clients to provide aggressive representation during the pendency of all legal matters, i...

Rating: 8.7

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Born and raised in Siberia, Dina Khismatulina began her legal career after earning a law degree from Tomsk State University in 1999. She worked as in-house counsel for an internet media company and then for a subsidiary of Gazprom JSC (1999–2002),...

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Bio: Before moving to Atlanta, Ryan studied in both the United States and abroad. He became fluent in Spanish while attending the University at Ramon Llull in Barcelona. After spending several years as an attorney, Ryan was drawn to Stearns–Montgomery ...

Rating: 8.9

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Atlanta divorce lawyer Diona M. Potter enjoys practicing family law, because of its complete lack of monotony. Anything can happen on any given day. “I know that, at the end of the day, what I’m doing affects my client’s life, not only in the shor...

Rating: 9.8

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Debbie Crosby Pelerose is a born and bred Georgia native, having been born in Macon and spending most of her formative years in Smyrna. She attended Emory University for her undergraduate degree, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1981, then went on...

Rating: 9.8

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Uncontested Divorce and more

Bio: Courtney H. Carpenter is a native of Marietta, Georgia. She began her career at Meriwether & Tharp in 2011, and provides representation in all areas of the firm’s family law practice. Courtney earned her Juris Doctor degree from Emory University S...

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Mediation, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: JJenni has been exclusively practicing family law since 2011 with experience specializing in divorce, modifications, custody cases and other family law related matters. While attending law school she was awarded a certificate in Family Law. Jenni ...

Rating: 8.7

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Bio: Gina Grady has been a partner at Meriwether and Tharp, LLC since 2023 and was nominated as a Georgia Super Lawyer in 2023. She started her legal career in 2002 and was a public defender for 5 years before moving her practice to Gwinnett County to ...

Rating: 9.1

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Lance has been practicing as an attorney since 2008. In law school, Lance was Class-Vice President, won an opening statement competition to be selected to Trial Team, and was on Law Review where he won the award for most outstanding law review art...

Rating: 7.8

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Bio: My practice is centered in the areas of family law that includes appeallant cases. We also handle general civil litigation cases, including difficult cases like whistleblower employment cases. The central theme of my practice is helping individual...

Rating: 9.6

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Child Custody Attorney near Smyrna (Marietta)

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Daesik Shin is a Georgia divorce attorney. He focuses on family law and has served as counsel to those facing legal issues related to domestic relations, from divorce to temporary protective order. Daesik believes in amicable resolution of famiy l...

Rating: 9.4

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