by Patty Shewmaker | Oct 21, 2020 | Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Family Law, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
Assets are typically divided when a couple gets divorced but the split does not necessarily extend to retirement plans. This is where a qualified domestic relations order, or QDRO, is need. Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker...
by Patty Shewmaker | Oct 15, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Philosophy of Law
As attorneys, we are occasionally asked by prospective clients where we went to law school or if we were on law review. Do either of those matter once a lawyer has left law school and entered private practice? What questions should you be asking when you’re...
by Rob Burgner | Oct 8, 2020 | Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law
A guardian ad litem is an individual appointed by a judge to help a litigant in a case if the court determines that a litigant is unable to adequately participate in the case before the court. Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker...
by Alexa Lewis | Sep 30, 2020 | Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Family Law, Step Parent Adoptions
Stepparent, or second parent adoption, is quite common and involves the spouse of one of a child’s biological parents adopting the child. There are aspects that are similar to other kinds of adoptions, but there are other details that make stepparent adoptions...
by Steve Shewmaker | Sep 24, 2020 | Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Judge and Jury Selection
So you’re going to trial and you know it’s critically important who sits on the jury. Your future is in the hands of these strangers. How much control does your attorney have over who get chosen and who doesn’t? What’s the process for picking a...
by Patty Shewmaker | Sep 11, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Judge and Jury Selection
Can you ask for a jury trial in a legal proceeding in the State of Georgia? Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should do something. Steve and Patty Shewmaker of the Shewmaker & Shewmaker Law Firm discuss reasons for and...
by Alexa Lewis | Sep 4, 2020 | Sexual Assault, Title IX Investigations
Universities must investigate any report of a gender-based allegation of sexual harassment and assault, sexual discrimination, stalking, domestic violence or any other gender-based harm that the school includes in their anti-discrimination policy. In this video, Steve...
by Patty Shewmaker | Aug 21, 2020 | Divorce, Equitable Division, Military Family Law, Qualified Domestic Relations Order
The ramifications if you delay in obtaining a QDRO in a Military Separation or Divorce are severe. You could lose valuable rights and run the risk of forfeiting benefits that were awarded to you. In this video, Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Law Firm Shewmaker...
by Alexa Lewis | Aug 13, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law, Survivor Benefit Annuities
Alexa Lewis and Steve Shewmaker of the Atlanta, GA based Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker discuss what happens to military pensions after a divorce and the death of the service member, as well as the survivor benefit...
by Steve Shewmaker | Aug 6, 2020 | Alimony, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law
The 10/10 rule applies to former spouses of military members and defines how they receive their portion of the ex’s military retirement pay if they are entitled to it in military divorce cases. Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis of the Atlanta, GA based Law Firm...
