Posts by Jill Pullen
Parental Alienation and Divorce
Parental alienation is a situation where one parent uses the children to destroy the other parent’s relationship with the children. It is an insidious process, and a process that can only be halted if caught early and early intervention taken. This intervention may include the need to get a judge to stand-up and say “enough…
Read MoreChild Custody and Moving Out of State
The law in Georgia on the issue of what happens to child custody if the custodial parent moves out of the State of Georgia has been turned upside down by a recent decision of the Georgia Supreme Court, Bodne v. Bodne. Prior to the Bodne decision, it was extremely difficult to prevent a custodial parent…
Read MoreDifferences in Representing Fathers Seeking Custody of Their Child
I’ve represented roughly equal numbers of mothers and fathers in child custody disputes. In my experience you have to approach the case differently depending on whether or not the mother or the father is the client. Now theoretically, and as written in the law and propounded by the United States Supreme Court, the gender of…
Read MoreHOW TO MODIFY CUSTODY WHEN A PARENT MOVES OR RELOCATES OUT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OR MOVES LONG DISTANCE
There are three questions to ask regarding a relocation or move out-of-state when you are relocating or moving with a child and you are worried about child custody and visitation issues: First, for the primary parent: what are your risks of losing custody of your child if you move your child out-of-state? And for the…
Read MoreBUSINESS VALUATIONS
In a divorce proceeding the value of a business is often at issue because the value of a business that was operated during the marriage may be subject to division by the court. If a business has value (real or manufactured in someone’s imagination) the non-business running spouse may be awarded up to 50% of…
Read MoreBusiness Valuation and Division
In a divorce proceeding the value of a business is often at issue because the value of a business that was operated during the marriage may be subject to division by the court. In simple terms, if a business has value (real or manufactured in someone’s imagination), the non-business running spouse may be awarded in…
Read MoreAPPEALS TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA AND TO THE GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS
What happens when the trial judge gets it wrong? It is very frustrating, and disillusioning actually, as we believe the trial judges know the law, and will apply the law properly. And for the most part, they do. However, when they don’t, what happens? You appeal. In the past 3 months , we have won…
Read MoreALIMONY
Alimony is the award of money from one spouse to the other that arises from the marital relationship between the parties. Only parties who are married may be awarded alimony from the other. Parties who lived like they were married, and shared everything do not qualify. You must first be married. In awarding the alimony…
Read MoreIF YOU WANT TO RETAIN CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILDREN, DO NOT ABUSE YOUR POWER AS THE PRIMARY CUSTODIAN
Two recent decisions by the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court confirms what has long been common sense advice, but that is not so commonly followed: if you want to keep custody of your children, don’t abuse your authority as the children’s primary parent. The first case is close and dear to…
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