Child Custody

The process of divorce is inherently destabilizing for the children in a family. Everything from the living arrangements to the family meals the family has shared will now change, which will make them feel uncertain about the future. Children often respond to news of...

When parents with young children decide to divorce or otherwise end a romantic relationship, they typically need to find a way to share their parental rights and responsibilities. A custody order or parenting plan is the end product of either intensive negotiations or...

When parents end their romantic relationship, they have to divide parenting time and other responsibilities to the children. If your children were quite young when you first separated or if you are still in the early stages of preparing for divorce, you may not yet...

You have a teenager, and one of the things they’ve made abundantly clear is that they don’t want to be beholden to a specific custody schedule. You and your ex-spouse live close together, and your child can drive, so making them stick to a custody schedule isn’t easy....

When you and your spouse decided to get divorced, you hoped that you could get sole custody of your children. You think that it would be the most stable living situation for them, and you believe that that would be best. However, joint custody has certainly become the...

When parents split up, they usually have to share both parenting time and decision-making authority for their children. Shared custody has become the standard expectation in modern divorces. Courts now typically consider shared custody to be in the best interests of...

It's common for judges to award parents joint custody unless there are factors that the court is made aware of that wouldn't make such an arrangement in a child's best interest. Many judges champion a joint custody arrangement because they believe it gives children a...

Child custody hearings in Georgia often involve both parents seeking preferable terms. Some may seek sole custody while others may want a joint arrangement that’s agreeable to them. Persons going through a first divorce and subsequent child custody proceedings may not...

Parents in Georgia going through a divorce may be having a hard time keeping it civil with their estranged spouses. While it is normal to feel a range of emotions when going through a separation, it is important to keep those feelings in check when children are...

In Georgia, many people going through a divorce stick with the usual method of dividing custody evenly, opting to alternate weeks between the parents' homes. However, experts are beginning to advise that the solution may not work best for your children as there are...