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Family Law in Georgia includes Divorce, Child Custody, Legitimation, Paternity, and Separate Maintenance cases, referred to as Domestic Cases by the Superior Courts. Adoptions are specialized matters that are part of Family Law, as are Juvenile Court matters.

When you file for divorce in Georgia, the court will issue automatic domestic standing orders that will apply to you and your spouse for as long as your case is pending. These orders are designed to protect both parties from conduct such as a spouse disposing of marital assets while the divorce is in process.

In Georgia, custody modification is a legal proceeding initiated to change an existing child custody or visitation order. Parents can request a modification if their circumstances or the circumstances of the child have substantially changed since the original custody order was entered.

To modify child custody, parents must prove that a change in circumstances has a substantial impact on their children's welfare and that the condition did not exist when the judge initially decided custody.

The Basics Of Mandatory Discovery In Fulton County The court uses the term ?mandatory discovery? to refer to the documents you must complete to determine both parties' income, property and other assets that are subject to equitable distribution.

?In all custody cases in which the child has reached the age of 14 years, the child shall have the right to select the parent with whom he or she desires to live. The child's selection for purposes of custody shall be presumptive unless the parent so selected is determined not to be in the best interests of the child."