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 will be reviewed soon 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

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 case law 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,..Read more