by Patty Shewmaker | Aug 28, 2022 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation Rights, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, General Information, Strategy and Preparation
Fulton County in Georgia has 20 Superior Court Judges. Only 4 hear family law matters. No other counties in Georgia (there are 158 excluding Fulton) handle family court cases like Fulton. The county is also very long (113 miles) and thin. They have a unique process to...
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 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 Alexa Lewis | Jun 16, 2021 | Alimony, Child Custody, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Justice, ROTC Disenrollment Hearings, Title IX Investigations
We all have our favorite movies about divorce. There are some good ones that teach us valuable lessons about divorce, the law, and how things can go very badly when relationships and marriages go south. In this video, Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis with the Law Firm...
