By Leslee Champion For some, their pets are their children. So what happens to the family dog after a divorce? In most states, including Georgia, pets are treated as personal property. That is, the pet is treated as an “asset” and will be awarded to one party or the other depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. In…
By Leslee Champion As you might have recently seen on the news, 18 year old Rachel Canning is suing her parents for financial support and college tuition. As the national average for public secondary education costs exceeds $13,000 (including tuition, fees, and room and board), you can understand why many children, and divorcing parents, have looked to the courts to…
By Justin O’Dell When we last saw Dick and Jane, Dick had been served with a lawsuit for breach of his employment contract, but had prevailed in avoiding an interlocutory injunction shutting down his new company. We have moved through discussions of the discovery process, mediation/arbitration and are now on to a final trial. The process of a final jury…
By LaSona Turk If you dip, chew or just enjoy a good spit, Marietta may not be the best place for these activities. Internet reports of a city ordinance restricting this particular habit have us wondering if it really does exist. Those of you who spit from your trucks are welcome to do so in Marietta! Apparently, the city believes…
By Leslee Champion Facebook, the site that was once used for sharing party pics and finding long-lost friends is now the reason behind one-third of divorces. In a study by Divorce Online, 33% of all divorce filings in 2011 contained the word “Facebook,” an increase from the 20% back in 2008. Not surprisingly, the number-one reason why Facebook was at…
By Justin O’Dell When we last saw Dick and Jane, Dick had been served with a lawsuit for breach of his employment contract, but had prevailed in avoiding an interlocutory injunction shutting down his new company. We then looked at the discovery process. For this month, we switch to attempts to settle a lawsuit amicably. Generally, parties during the case…
Sweet Things By Tammie Gruhn You know how Georgians love their sweet things, but on Sunday you have to keep your ice cream cones out of your back pocket. Carrying ice cream in that pocket is against the law…but only on Sunday! According to many sources on the internet, this is one of many stupid laws that remain on the…
Is that Required? Following up last month’s blog post (and the continuing realization that every month’s blog could be dedicated to the family law issues arising from the Kardashian relationships), the divorce proceedings between Khloe and Lamar are moving along quickly. Not even a month after Khloe filed for divorce from Lamar on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, the couple…
Supplement Scams By Leslee Champion It’s that time of year again, you know, New Years resolutions. For most, the New Year is dedicated to shedding those holiday pounds and making promises for a healthier year ahead. If you are like me and dread the sight of a gym, you may be tempted to try dietary supplements. If Quick Trim can…
By Justin O’Dell When we last saw Dick and Jane, Dick had been served with a lawsuit for breach of his employment contract, but had prevailed in avoiding an interlocutory injunction that would shut down his new company. For this week, we look at the next phase of litigation, discovery. From the outside, discovery often appears tedious, burdensome and voluminous. …
