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...
by Alexa Lewis | Mar 12, 2022 | Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Visitation Rights, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, Hague Convention
In Part 2 of the series, Patty Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis talked about how the complexities of international child abduction and the rights of the abducting parent enter into these cases, what their affirmative defenses could be, and how they are applied under the...
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...
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...
by Alexa Lewis | Oct 1, 2021 | Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Strategy and Preparation, Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs)
In this third video in a series on Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs), Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis discuss what happens after a court ordered TPO is granted. What length of time is it in effect? What are the parameters of the ruling? What if there are children...
by Steve Shewmaker | Sep 24, 2021 | Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law, General Information, Strategy and Preparation, Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs)
A temporary protective order (TPO) in Georgia is a civil court order providing protection to an individual until a full and fair court hearing can be held. The TPO is in place for a short time – typically 30 days or less, and is considered minimally intrusive on...
