In June 2019, the Court of Appeals released 16 custody, visitation and other family law related cases. The first eight (listed below) are in Part 1 of the June updates. The remaining eight are below. In the Interest of A.L.S, a child, Case Nos. A19A0282 and A19A0479, Georgia Court of Appeals, June 20, 2019. Facts:..Read more

In June 2019, the Court of Appeals released 16 custody, visitation and other family law related cases. The first eight are below. The remaining eight (listed below) will be coming soon in Part 2. Burnham v. Burnham, Case No. A19A0675, Georgia Court of Appeals, June 4, 2019. Facts: When Alexa and Bruce Burnham divorced in..Read more

May 2019 was a slow month in the Georgia appellate courts for family law related cases. No new custody or visitation cases were released (although April’s Dingle v. Carter was reconsidered and re-issued with revisions). And only one other family law related case was released (see below).  It was, however, a busy month in Georgia..Read more

April 2019 was an interesting month for custody and visitation cases released by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Long v. Truex, Case Nos. A19A0038 and A19A0749, Georgia Court of Appeals, April 10, 2019. Facts: When the parties divorced in 2014, they shared joint legal custody of their son, with Truex (Father) having primary physical custody…Read more

Johnson v. Johnson, Case No. A18A1654, Georgia Court of Appeals, March 5, 2019. Facts: Pursuant to the parties’ settlement agreement, the father paid child support, and had visitation with the children, including an adult son with Down Syndrome. Two years later, the mother filed a contempt action alleging that the father violated the support and..Read more