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

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 a busy June, in July 2019, the Georgia appellate courts issued only one family law related opinion. 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 appeal or discretionary..Read more