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...
by Steve Shewmaker | Jun 25, 2022 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law
Divorcing parents often request a 50-50 custody arrangement for their children. This is often not practical or advisable. In this video, Steve Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis discuss the two requirements that are necessary if a 50/50 child custody arrangement is going to...
by Steve Shewmaker | Jun 12, 2022 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law
In several U.S. States, there is by law a Presumption of a 50/50 Split in Child Custody Arrangements. In those States, unless there is a very compelling reason to rule otherwise, the courts are mandated to order a 50/50 arrangement. The State of Georgia has no such...
by Steve Shewmaker | May 31, 2022 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Family Law
In our last video, Attorneys Steve Shewmaker and Jimmie Lewis discussed how child support payments are arrived at in split custody arrangements. In this follow-up, they look at the law pertaining to 50/50 custody splits in Georgia along with the judges’...
by Steve Shewmaker | May 2, 2022 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law
We frequently receive calls at Shewmaker & Shewmaker from individuals going through a divorce that believe having a 50/50 split custody arrangement means they do not have to pay child support. This is not the case. Steve Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis discuss how child...
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...
