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Navigating Family Court in Georgia

by Patty Shewmaker | Aug 25, 2022 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, General Information, Strategy and Preparation

Attorneys Steve and Patty Shewmaker take on the subject of family court in Georgia, and provide some insights into how to “navigate” the courts. When it comes to family court, legislatures in most states have added more and more complexity to the process...

Hague Convention on International Child Abduction Part 4: How Quickly are Cases Resolved?

by Patty Shewmaker | Mar 21, 2022 | Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, Hague Convention

The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction set out the objective of promptly returning children who have been wrongly removed from their country of habitual residence. Court systems and administrators should handle these cases expeditiously, preferably...

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Part 2

by Patty Shewmaker | Mar 8, 2022 | Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, Hague Convention

In part 1 of this series on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Patty Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis discussed international child abduction, the details of child abduction when it involves separate countries, and how the wronged...

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

by Patty Shewmaker | Feb 10, 2022 | Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, Hague Convention

If a parent wrongfully removes a child from their country of habitual residence, and the “left behind” parent is exercising custodial rights, the wronged parent may petition for the return of children to the country of habitual residence. Patty Shewmaker and Alexa...

What is “Evidence” in a Family Law or Criminal Case? Part 2

by Patty Shewmaker | Sep 10, 2021 | Case Studies, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Litigation, Strategy and Preparation

What is “Evidence” in a Family Law or Criminal Case? It takes four forms. It can be Real evidence, so called demonstrative evidence, documentary evidence ad testimonial evidence. They carry different weight in a trial. For instance, real evidence may be...
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