Child Custody
Can Interfering With Visitation Jeopardize Custody?
Can a parent in Georgia lose custody of their children if they interfere in the other parent’s visitation or parenting time, or unreasonably behave in allowing access to a child? The short answer is yes. In Medley v. Mosely, 780 SE.2d 31, the Georgia Court of Appeals, citing approval from the Georgia Supreme Court, upheld…
Read MoreEmergency Custody Considerations
Whenever it becomes necessary to protect the wellbeing of the child, filing for emergency custody may be in order. Georgia courts are strict about what constitutes such a need, so it becomes important to collect information to meet their requirements in a race against time. How can the child’s wellbeing be documented? Are there any…
Read MoreCan Interfering with Visitation Jeopardize Custody?
Can a parent in Georgia lose custody of their children if they interfere in the other parent’s visitation or parenting time, or unreasonably behave in allowing access to a child? The short answer is yes. In Medley v. Mosely, 780 SE.2d 31, the Georgia Court of Appeals, citing approval from the Georgia Supreme Court, upheld…
Read MoreParental Alienation
I have written on the topic of parental alienation multiple times over the years. Recently I received a call from a colleague asking for advice on how to handle a case that he had, and a few days later a new client with a case with disturbing fact patterns that screamed of parental alienation retained…
Read MoreIs Parental Alienation Theory Scientific and Admissible in Georgia Courts?
Parental alienation is the concept that one parent can influence their children to– irrationally and without cause — dislike, fear, hate, and even despise their other parent. Children who are victims of parental alienation usually have a difficult time even articulating why they dislike the other parent. This concept was first coined by Dr. Richard…
Read MoreDefending Against False Allegations of Parental Alienation: What Your Georgia Attorney Needs to Know
We have handled more than one thousand child custody cases since our inception. Some were routine, but some were out of this world with drama, tension, and high stakes. Of all these cases, the saddest and most difficult to prosecute or defend against have been cases involving allegations of parental alienation. Parental alienation allegations can…
Read MoreHow to Handle False Allegations in Child Custody Cases
Child custody cases can be traumatic enough when all you want is to care for your child. But when false allegations enter the conversation, what can you even do to ensure that you’re given a fair shake? How did you combat these accusations and get to the heart of the matter? The first thing, though…
Read MoreThe Biggest Mistakes Mothers Make in Child Custody Cases
I have over twenty years trying child custody or parenting rights cases for mothers in Georgia courts. We are successful at what we do. I also try just as many cases for fathers. We win cases other law firms turned down or where clients were advised they could not win. As such, I have a lot of…
Read MoreA Word from Scott Shaw: The Use of Private Investigators in Georgia Divorce and Child Custody Cases
Private investigators have been known to produce evidence of great value in divorce and child custody cases that I have tried in the State of Georgia. Like the nude man in the window at 3 a.m. after the wife says her friend only parked in the driveway to stay down the block. Or the blond…
Read MoreA Word from Scott Shaw: Can a 14-Year-Old Really Choose Not to Visit Their Other Parent?
Under Georgia’s new custody law, a 14-year-old can choose who he or she wishes to live with and that decision is not dispositive, but is presumptive. This means the Court will likely uphold their choice unless there’s a very good reason as to why the child’s choice is not in the child’s best interests. We’ve written several articles on…
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