by Patty Shewmaker | Jul 23, 2020 | Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law
Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Atlanta Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker discuss how much say children get in custody hearings in the State of Georgia. What should you do if your child files an affidavit of...
by Alexa Lewis | May 7, 2020 | Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law
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 | Jan 20, 2020 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law, Military Family Law
The Public Health Service Corps, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is part of the military uniformed services. Military Divorce is a subset of divorce in general and requires specialized experience and knowledge. In this video, Steve and Patty Shewmaker discuss divorce...
by Patty Shewmaker | Sep 18, 2019 | Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Family Law
When it comes to grandparent rights in Georgia for visitation and child custody, grandparents have more rights than you may expect. Patty Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis of the Shewmaker and Shewmaker Law Firm...
by Patty Shewmaker | Jul 24, 2019 | Child Custody, 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...
