Another busy month! In October 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals released two custody and visitation opinions, and four other opinions related to family law. In addition, the Statewide Judicial Emergency remains in effect until November 9, 2020. Will it be extended again? My ‘crystal ball’ says yes. County courthouses are hard at work to..Read more

The Georgia appellate courts were hard at work in September 2020. The Georgia Court of Appeals released two custody and visitation related cases, and four other cases related to family law. And, in September, the Georgia Supreme Court also released one important case. In addition, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Georgia Supreme Court extended..Read more

The Georgia Court of Appeals had another busy month in August 2020, now that deadlines have been reinstated. Yet, the Court only released three opinions relevant to our family law practices. None were custody related. Also, please visit my Covid-19 Pandemic: Family Law Updates and Resources page for the latest in orders, notices and other..Read more

Unlike June, in July 2020, the Court of Appeals did not release a lot of new opinions. In fact, they released only two custody related opinions and one other opinion relevant to family law (below). Yet, July 2020 was still a busy month in the Court of Appeals. Deadlines were reinstated in June. So, the..Read more

June 2020 was such a busy month for the Georgia Court of Appeals, that I have reported the custody and family law related opinions in two parts. The first five opinions released in June (listed below) can be found in Part 1 of the June 2020 Georgia Custody Case-Law Updates. Read on for the remaining..Read more