The Georgia Court of Appeals started slowly in December 2019, with only one family law related case. But, the Court ended the month with appropriate end-of-the-year fireworks, and an important case on the Option of Adoption Act. Indeed, the full text of the first opinion below provides a great primer on the Act. In the..Read more

No custody, visitation or family law opinions were released by the Georgia appellate courts in November 2019. However, the Georgia Supreme Court released one disciplinary action against a family law attorney. By all means, this is a must read for all attorneys, as a reminder of everything not to do! In the Matter of Millard..Read more

In October 2019, the Georgia Court of Appeals released seven custody and visitation related opinions, and nine other family law related cases. Part 1 reviews the first eight cases from the first half of October (listed below). The remaining eight cases follow. Sullivan v. Harper, Case No. A19A1629, Georgia Court of Appeals, October 22, 2019…Read more

The Georgia Court of Appeals had a very busy month in October 2019! Seven custody and visitation related opinions, and nine other family law related cases were released. The first eight cases are below. The remaining eight cases (listed below) are reviewed in Part 2 of the October case law updates. Hannah et al. v…Read more

September 2019 brought record breaking temperatures to Georgia. But that did not slow down the Court of Appeals. In September, the Georgia Court of Appeals released three custody and visitation related opinions, and three other family law related opinions. Belknap v. Belknap, Case No. A19A0808, Georgia Court of Appeals, September 9, 2019. Facts: The Mother..Read more