August 2019 was another hot and sunny summer month in Georgia. The Court of Appeals released one custody and visitation related opinion, and one other family law related opinion. Payne v. Myatt, Case No. A19A1560, Georgia Court of Appeals, August 21, 2019. Facts: Payne filed a legitimation action seeking joint legal and primary physical custody..Read more

After the very active month of June, the Georgia appellate courts issued only one family law related case in July 2019: Termination of Parental Rights // Appeals In the Interest of T.S., a child, Case No. A19A0223, Georgia Court of Appeals, July 1, 2019. An amended or corrected order extends the time for filing an..Read more

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