GWINNETT COUNTY HAS TWO NEW SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES Gwinnett County Superior Court has two new Superior Court judges as of January 1, 2019. Tracey D. Mason is the new Division 9 judge who replaces the Hon. Tom Davis. Tracie H. Cason is the new Division 2 judge who replaces the Hon. Debra K. Tu...
E-Filing is required in all new Gwinnett County family law cases including divorce, legitimation, modification and name change cases as of January 1, 2019.
Gwinnett County Name Change Cases require a Notice to be published in the Gwinnett Daily Post on Wednesdays for four (4) consecutive weeks. Once the Notice has been published for the required time then a Publisher's Affidavit is filed with the Gwinnett County Superior Court.
QuitClaim Deeds are required in some divorce cases to transfer the interest in a marital residence from one party to the other party. The QuitClaim Deed is filed with the Gwinnett County Superior Court located at the Gwinnett County courthouse at 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia, if the marital residence is located in Gwinnett County.
Gwinnett County Superior Court has released a new Navigating Family Change Parenting Seminar Standing Order that applies to all domestic actions involving a child or children under 18 years of age.
Administrative Acknowledgment of Legitimation Has Been Repealed in Georgia Effective July 1, 2016, there will no longer be Acknowledgment of Legitimation form available that the parents of a child born out of wedlock can sign to indicate their consent that the child may be legitimated. Prior to...
A Georgia Superior Court judge denied the Petition for a Name Change of a woman who identifies as a transgender man. An appeal of the judge's ruling has been filed and is currently pending.
A Pre-Trial Conference will usually be the first court appearance after a contested custody and/or visitation case is transferred to Gwinnett Juvenile Court from Gwinnett Superior Court.
The Hall County Courthouse is located at 225 Green St., SE, Gainesville, Georgia 30501
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How much does an adult name change in Gwinnett County cost and how long does it take. Special discounted fee for a limited time for Gwinnett County residents.
Gwinnett County Name Changes - 7 Top Reasons to Change Your Name. There are many situations and life events that may cause you to consider legally changing your name. Below are seven (7) popular reasons to change your name: Change your name so that it appears the same on all of your important legal documents...
Some cases filed in Gwinnett County Superior Court involving contested child custody and visitation issues are transferred to Gwinnett County Juvenile Court. When a divorce, legitimation, paternity or custody case is transferred to Gwinnett Juvenile Court the case will be assigned to one of three Gwinnett Juvenile Court judges. The first court appearance that is usually scheduled will be a Pre-Trial Conference with the assigned judge.
Gwinnett Juvenile Court is on the Third Floor of the Gwinnett County Juvenile and Recorder's Court Building located at 115 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Gwinnett Juvenile Court handles deprived, unruly and delinquent children cases as well as some criminal and custody/divorce matters.
Having an experienced Gwinnett County divorce attorney represent you in your Gwinnett County divorce may be very beneficial and advantageous whether your case is an uncontested or contested divorce case.
Heath Insurance Coverage for minor children is an issue involved in most divorce, legitimation and paternity cases filed in Gwinnett County Superior Court. The best interests of the minor child(ren) standard is what the Gwinnett County Superior Court judges follow in Gwinnett divorce, legitimatio...
LAWRENCEVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT The Lawrenceville Municipal Court is located at 70 S. Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. The Municipal Court is located in the Lawrenceville City Hall. Parking and entry to the Lawrenceville Municipal Court is on the left side of the City Hall Buildi...
This is the first post in a series that will discuss the possible effect of Georgia's new medical marijuana law on divorce and child custody in the State of Georgia. This first post will generally discuss Georgia's new medical marijuana law. Georgia's New Medical Marijuana Law The Georgia stat...
Joint Legal Custody is the Standard in Gwinnett County Divorce Cases In the vast majority of divorce cases filed in Gwinnett County that involve minor children, the judge will order that both parents have Joint Legal Custody of the minor children. Joint Legal Custody is not the same as Joint Ph...
This is the first post in a series that will discuss the difference between uncontested and contested divorce cases filed in Gwinnett County Superior Court and the different types of uncontested and contested divorce cases. Every Gwinnett divorce case is either contested or uncontested An uncon...
In a Gwinnett County Divorce Case who gets the Child Dependency Exemption? Douglas W. Lewis, Lawrenceville Divorce Attorney – serving Gwinnett County and the metro-Atlanta area in Divorce, Family Law, Legitimation, Paternity, Modification, Contempt and Custody cases. Child Dependency Exemption...
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POST-DIVORCE CHECKLIST – Part IV – LAWRENCEVILLE DIVORCE ATTORNEY – DOUGLAS W. LEWIS, ESQ. Douglas W. Lewis, Lawrenceville Divorce Attorney – Gwinnett Divorce, Family Law, Legitimation, Paternity, Modification, and Custody. This is Part IV of the Post-Divorce Checklist series. In Part I, we d...
POST-DIVORCE CHECKLIST – Part III – LAWRENCEVILLE DIVORCE ATTORNEY – DOUGLAS W. LEWIS, ESQ. Douglas W. Lewis, Lawrenceville Divorce Attorney – Gwinnett Divorce, Family Law, Legitimation, Paternity, Modification, and Custody. This is Part III of the Post-Divorce Checklist series. In Part I, we...
POST-DIVORCE CHECKLIST – Part II – LAWRENCEVILLE DIVORCE ATTORNEY – DOUGLAS W. LEWIS, ESQ. Douglas W. Lewis, Lawrenceville Divorce Attorney – Gwinnett Divorce, Family Law, Legitimation, Paternity, Modification, and Custody. This is Part II of the Post-Divorce Checklist series. In Part I, we d...
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