Georgia Court Authorizes Minor Abortion without Parental Notification

On January 18, 2013, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a juvenile court order denying minor abortion without parental notification and cleared the way for the abortion to proceed.  The Court of Appeals found that the juvenile court failed to render its decision within Read More

Attorneys Fees for Georgia Divorce

We get lots of questions about attorneys fees for Georgia divorce cases.  Under what circumstances might attorneys fees be paid by a spouse as part of a Georgia divorce case?  Of course, the parties can agree as part of  their settlement on who should pay Read More

Georgia Child Abuse Reporting Law for your Church

Georgia has a new Child Abuse Reporting Statute that became effective July 1, 2012. Every church needs to know what our new law includes and how it effects our ministries with children and youth. The new law is found in Read More

Custody Battle Between Grandmother and Aunt

The recent case of Ertter v. Dunbar, 734 S.E.2d 403 (Nov. 19, 2012) involves a Georgia custody battle between grandmother and aunt in juvenile court and superior court of Cobb County Georgia.  The grandmother prevailed in the juvenile court, the maternal aunt and Read More

Baby Veronica Update

On January 4, 2013, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of the adoptive parents in South Carolina’s Baby Veronica case involving the Indian Child Welfare Act.  Oral arguments in the case could be as soon as Read More

WORKSHOP: Preventing Abuse In Older Adults

Joy Melton, partner with Hindson & Melton, will be the expert presenter at this informative online webinar. Find out more and register here–> http://ngumc.org/events/detail/6407 Read More

Annual Exclusion Gifts to Minors

Gifts are an important tool in estate planning.  Annual exclusion gifts are one of the most frequently used means of transferring wealth to the next generations.  There are a number of possible tools for making annual exclusion gifts to minors: gifting outright, gifting Read More

Georgia Child Custody │ Best Interest of the Child

It is the law that Georgia child custody decisions are to be based on the “best interest of the child and what will best promote the child’s welfare and happiness”.  Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 19-9-3 lists seventeen examples Read More

Guilty Sentence for Child Endangerment

Recently, Monsignor William Lynn of the Roman Catholic Church was sentenced to a term of up to six years after being convicted of child endangerment.  This child abuse conviction represents the first time a U.S. Catholic clergy person has been Read More

Collaborative Divorce in Georgia ǀ South Carolina

Collaborative divorce is available in Georgia and South Carolina and Hindson & Melton LLC can assist you with a collaborative divorce in either state.  ALSO SEE: PARENTING PLAN REQUIRED FOR ALL GEORGIA CUSTODY CASES JOINT CUSTODY AND WHO DECIDES CUSTODY CUSTODY Read More

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