by Rob Burgner | Dec 18, 2023 | Case Studies, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law, Military Pension Division Orders
In this video, Steve and Patty Shewmaker from Shewmaker and Lewis discuss the intricacies of dividing military pensions in divorce cases. They regularly handle cases related to military pension division, a very specialized area of the law. Transcript Highlights: The...
by Rob Burgner | Oct 22, 2023 | Alimony, Case Studies, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law
In this conversation, Steve Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis discuss the intriguing intricacies of the valuation of unusual possessions in divorce settlements. They touch upon a real legal case that involved a wife contesting the valuation of her husband’s comic book...
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...
by Steve Shewmaker | Aug 25, 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...
by Patty Shewmaker | Jul 29, 2019 | Case Studies, Child Support, Divorce
In this video, Steve and Patty Shewmaker discuss Child Support and Georgia’s income sharing model along with the legislature’s part in determining...
by Patty Shewmaker | Mar 27, 2019 | Case Studies, Child Custody
In family law, “Hague” cases are cases in which one parent seeks the return of a child who is alleged to have been wrongfully removed or retained from the country of the child’s “habitual residence.” The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction is an...