Here is a good guide for dividing digital assets after a breakup or separation or divorce from Christina Bonnington on July 30, 2018. Who Gets What In A Breakup? (illustration from original article at Slate.com...
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$258,000 Per Month In Child Support
According to a report by Radar Online, former NBA Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons has been ordered to pay almost $3 million dollars per year in child support to his children's mother, Brynn Cameron, in their Los Angeles California child custody...
“Get A Warrant”
As every driver in Georgia now knows, the laws changed on July 1, 2018 regarding your use of a cell phone while driving. You are now prohibited from holding your cell phone in your hand while driving your car. The law is best summarized as follows from an article...
How to handle summers as a divorced parent
Here is a valuable collection of strategies for dealing with summertime as a divorced parent. Judge Bender gives plain common sense advice that applies to most divorced couples, regardless of where in the country you live. [photo from Judge Bender's blog]...
Shared Parenting By Law After Divorce (Kentucky)
A new law in Kentucky now mandates that shared parenting by parents in a divorce is presumed to be in the best interests of the children, and it "encourages" equal parenting time and shared custody. Under the new law, judges must start the consideration of each...
Sexual Harassment Claims Are Not Going Away
Every day, a new story breaks about sexual harassment in a workplace or in an industry. These claims are not going away anytime soon. How are you reacting to the threat of claims in your job or your business? "In the recent flood of sexual harassment allegations...
Georgia Supreme Court Says You Cannot Be Compelled To Take DUI Breathalyzer Test
The Georgia Supreme Court held today that it is unconstitutional for a law enforcement officer to compel you to submit to a DUI Breathalyzer test. The Court held that a person cannot be compelled to an act of self-incrimination, and that being forced to take a...
Legal Rights of Father Not Automatic When Child Is Born By Way of In-Vitro Fertilization
The Georgia Supreme Court recently held that the irrebuttable presumption of paternity does not apply when a child is conceived by way of in-vitro fertilization. This is an important development for families in Georgia considering alternative methods of conception....
Thinking about getting a divorce – now what?
Here are some actions you can take, and some records you can gather, to help prepare for a divorce. Planning and acting ahead may allow you to preserve information and prepare for court or negotiations. Preparing before you file makes the process easier and...
Don’t call your older employees “dinosaurs”
Here is a primer on what not to do if you run a business. Download Ecker v. Monumental Life Don't refer to your older employees as dinosaurs. Don't actively and verbally say you are seeking new blood, younger management. Don't do a lot of the things Monumental Life...