by Patty Shewmaker | Apr 29, 2021 | Child Custody, Emancipation, Family Law, Military Family Law
Can minor children petition the courts to be emancipated from their parents? Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis give us an...
by Steve Shewmaker | Feb 2, 2021 | Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, General Information, Strategy and Preparation
Media often reports on “injustices” in family court in Georgia. In any court there are occasionally miscarriages of justice but by and large, given the sheer number of cases In Georgia, the system works. Steve and Patty Shewmaker of the Shewmaker &...
by Alexa Lewis | Dec 29, 2020 | Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, 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. You’d like to adopt your step children. Their biological parent has not exercised their visitation rights for a period...
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 Patty Shewmaker | Jul 30, 2020 | Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law, Guardian Ad Litem
Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Atlanta Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker discuss the purpose of a Guardian Ad Litem and their role in custody hearings. Even though ultimate custody decisions are made by the court, the recommendations of the Guardian Ad Litem...
