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  • Makin v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2022-06-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Candace Little, (Smith & Little, P.C.), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: William King, (The Manely Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Katherine Davis, Jackson, Cara Schlosser, (The Manely Firm PC), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0399

    No Showing Made That U.K. Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Make Child Custody Determination

  • Jefferson v. O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2022-06-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kyle Krejci, (The Law Office of Kyle Krejci, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jillian Todd, Joseph Todd, (Joseph M. Todd, P.C.), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0532

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Biological Father's Legitimation Petition Without First Terminating Legal Father's Parental Rights

  • June 8, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Attorneys for Suspended Sheriff Argue Governor Abused Discretion

    "When a public official has been suspended and he or she is not tried within the next term of the courts following the indictment, then that individual shall be reinstated," argued Jonesboro attorney Matt A. Tucker. "The governor, who's misinterpreting the law, is required to follow it and reinstate the sheriff."

    5 minute read

  • May 27, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Hays, Potter & Martin Taking Case Over $297K Fine to Ga. Supreme Court

    In an emailed statement, Emory Potter, a Hays Potter partner, said, "We are petitioning the Georgia Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari primarily focused on a single issue: Whether the trial court properly imposed strict liability on [partner James] Martin and myself for a nearly $300,000 fee sanction, based only on the appearance of our names in the law firm's signature block."

    4 minute read

  • In the Interest of B. M. R., a child

    Publication Date: 2022-05-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Williams, (The Joseph Williams Law Firm PC), Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jennifer McComas, (Jennifer T. McComas, P.C.), Vidalia, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0092

    Court affirms termination of a grandmother's temporary guardianship over a minor child because the child was not receiving education as required by law

  • May 24, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Georgia Judge's Decision Trumped by British Order

    "Pursuant to the [Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act], the mother had the burden of establishing that the U.K. family court did not have jurisdiction when it entered the 2019 CAO," the Georgia Court of Appeals decision read. "The mother has failed to carry her burden of showing that the U.K. family court 'did not have jurisdiction under Part 2 of [the UCCJEA].'"

    7 minute read

  • In the Interest of A. G., a child.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A22A0459

    Court affirms denial of State's motion to transfer a juvenile case to the superior court and to treat a child as an adult on attempted murder and other charges

  • May 11, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    'Does He Really Need an Expert'? Witness in Spotlight After Surgeon Incorrectly Reattaches Fingertips

    "The question isn't really, 'Should you put it back where it came from?'" argued appellant counsel David Hanson of the Weathington Firm in Atlanta. "The question is, 'How do you determine where it goes?'"

    6 minute read

  • Hayle v. Ingram

    Publication Date: 2022-05-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joann Sharpm (Meriwether & Tharp LLC), Alpharetta, Hadley O'Neill, (Meriwether & Tharp LLC), Johns Creek, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lawrence Stagg, (Attorney at Law), Ringgold, for appellee; William Mills, (William B. Mill, P.C.), Ringgold, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0721

    Father's Past History of Domestic Violence Supported Order Awarding Custody of Child to Maternal Grandmother

  • In the Interest of S. W., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-05-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calina Plotky, (KF Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Gary Glover, (Glover & Blount), Augusta, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee; James Overstreet, Katherine Williams, (Klosinski Overstreet, LLP), Augusta, Leslie Morgan, (KidsNow), Evans, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0515

    Dependency Court's Temporary Visitation Failed to Include Required Statutory Findings and Legal Conclusions