• In the Interest of K. P., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-09-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amber Walden, (The Fine Print Legal Consulting, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Whitney Kenner Jones, (Kenner Jones Law LLC), Douglasville, for appellee; Valerie Gordon, (Douglas County Juvenile Court - Juvenile Public), Douglasville, Ann Mathis, Douglasville, Randy Duke, Douglasville.

    Case Number: A22A0921

    Court reverses finding of mootness that was used to justify denial of a motion to vacate a protective order and remands for consideration of the merits of the motion

  • Gerlach v. K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Beaumont, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-09-01
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Menetrez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: E075228

    Claims of roofing defects under Right to Repair Act must be supported by evidence of actual failure

  • In the Interest of K. K., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karimah Boston, (Public Defender's Office - Atlanta Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, Abdulhakim Saadiq, (Saadiq & Associates, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Ramona Condell, (Office of the Child Attorney, Fulton County), Atlanta, Mark Brooks, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0400

    Court vacates dependency order and remands case for juvenile court to enter a new order addressing whether parental unfitness has been demonstrated to support dependency

  • In re K.T.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-28
    Practice Area: Family Law | Native American Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Slough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: E077791

    Dependency court orders conditionally remanded due to failure of both county and court to comply with ICWA

  • In the Interest of K. L., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Shaw, (Shaw Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Andy Pham, (Pham Law Office, LLC), Newnan, Homer Jordan, (Law Office of Homer P. Jordan IV), Kennesaw, for appellee; Doris Orleck, (Attorney at Law), Newnan, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A1233

    Court affirms order denying an aunt and uncle's petition for custody of a child because they lacked standing to be adjudicated as equitable caregivers

  • In re K.M.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Justice Burns
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A159962

    No substantial evidence shows any action taken by minor to aid and abet robbery

  • C.T. v. K.W.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Presiding Justice Pollak
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A161993

    Request for attorney fees under Uniform Parentage Act may be brought in related DVPA proceedings

  • K.L. v. R.H.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Zelon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: G059109

    Record does not support issuance of mutual DVPA restraining orders against both perpetrator and victim of domestic violence

  • In re Odo

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11-21-00227-CV

    Real party in interest Ezeugwu initiated a proceeding for modification of the parent-child relationship and the trial court entered temporary orders naming Ezeugwu the person with the right to designate the primary resident of child K.E.

  • In re Marriage of L.R. and K.A.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Do
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D077533

    Parent's upsetting conduct during co-parenting exchanges insufficient to warrant issuance of DVRO