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Hague Convention on International Child Abduction Part 4: How Quickly are Cases Resolved?

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...

Hague Convention on International Child Abduction Part 3: Where to File

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...

Is Family Court in Georgia a Racket? Is it a Disaster?

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 &...

How Do We Prepare Clients for Court at Shewmaker & Lewis

by Patty Shewmaker | Dec 2, 2019 | Family Law, General Information, Litigation, Strategy and Preparation

Going to court can create significant anxiety. There is often a lot at stake for our clients. In this video, Steve and Patty Shewmaker discuss how we prepare our clients for what they’ll experience in the courtroom to help ensure they get the most favorable...

How Should I Behave in Court?

by Steve Shewmaker | Jul 19, 2019 | General Information, Litigation, Strategy and Preparation

In this video, Steve and Patty Shewmaker look at the factors that go into determining alimony amounts in a divorce proceeding. Primarily the needs of one party, and the ability of the other party to...
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