On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | May 17, 2013 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
Child custody disputes can be emotionally exhausting for Georgia parents, but when the parents in a particular dispute do not both reside in the U.S. things can become extremely challenging. This is because when child custody battles span international borders, there...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | Jun 20, 2011 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
Cases involving failure to pay child support in Georgia and elsewhere receive public attention. However, when the person failing to a pay support obligation is a former member of the National Basketball Association, people take notice – especially if the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | May 18, 2011 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
A man was recently apprehended and charged with direct child support contempt after failing to make child support payments for 18 years. In Georgia, a child support contempt action can be used to deal with a non-custodial parent who does not abide by a support order....
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | Apr 27, 2011 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
During a hearing in a judge’s chamber near Georgia, an ex-Marine reportedly became infuriated and attacked his estranged wife, after a court ruling granted her child support for their two children as part of a divorce settlement. The man told the judge that he...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | Jan 12, 2011 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
Jon & Kate Gosselin became known to the world in their TLC network reality television show, aptly named Jon & Kate Plus 8, about parenting multiples. The couple made the details of their family life and marital relationship public by allowing cameras into...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | Jan 5, 2011 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
In a prior post titled Georgia Father Begs for Pressure on India to Join Hague Convention, we highlighted the problem of international child abduction that arises in many child custody cases across the nation. Parents and advocates have vehemently criticized the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | Dec 9, 2010 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
A Georgia father feels anguish and frustration over the refusal by India to sign the Hauge Convention, a treaty that facilitates the return of children wrongfully removed from their country of residence. The father’s 3-year-old daughter was taken back to India...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Abbott & Abbott, P.C. | Nov 15, 2010 | Contempt Hearings Relating To Child Custody Or Support, Firm News
Parental abduction has become a prevalent problem for families across the nation and a major concern for family law advocates. International parental abduction has been a significant focus of many discussions and the Hague Convention was created to assist in locating...
