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The Millard Law Firm Voted 2020 Best Law Firm of North Atlanta

The Millard Law Firm Voted 2020 “Best Law Firm/Services of North Atlanta” Alpharetta Family Law Practice Named by Residents for Exceptional Service Alpharetta, Georgia – November 14, 2020 –  The Millard Law Firm, an award-winning family law practice serving the North Atlanta suburbs, today announced that Appen Media Group, Inc., has named them “Best Law Firm/Services […]

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The Millard Law Firm Voted 2019 Best Law Firm of North Atlanta

The Millard Law Firm Voted 2019 “Best Law Firm/Services of North Atlanta” Alpharetta Family Law Practice Named by Residents for Exceptional Service Alpharetta, Georgia – November 14, 2019 –  The Millard Law Firm, an award-winning family law practice serving the North Atlanta suburbs, today announced that Appen Media Group, Inc., has named them “Best Law Firm/Services […]

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The Millard Law Firm Voted 2017 Best Law Firm of North Atlanta

  The Millard Law Firm Voted 2017 “Best Law Firm/Services of North Atlanta” Alpharetta Family Law Practice Named by Residents for Exceptional Service Alpharetta, Georgia – November 14, 2017 –  The Millard Law Firm, an award-winning family law practice serving the North Atlanta suburbs, today announced that Appen Media Group, Inc., has named them “Best Law Firm/Services […]

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Parenting Time Exchange: Anxiety in Young Children Part 1

Advice for custodial parents when their child objects to spending time with one of their parents. It is common for young children whose parents are no longer together to, at some point, express that they do not wish to spend time, or wish to spend less time, with one of their parents, most commonly the […]

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Drug Abuse and Custody Cases: Evaluation and Visitation

Substance abuse evaluations may confirm drug use and recommend treatment, while supervised visitation protects children in cases of ongoing drug abuse. As discussed in a previous blog, heroin and prescription opioid abuse is an escalating public health crisis that is sweeping across Georgia. As a result, more and more child custody cases involve drug use […]

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Drug Abuse and Custody Cases: Drug Testing

Initial and random drug testing may be performed to confirm allegations of drug abuse and ensure compliance with court orders. Heroin and prescription opioid use is on the rise across the country and has become a national epidemic. In Georgia, overdose deaths have jumped by 51 percent since 2015, and courts have seen a correlative […]

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Contempt: Punishment and Modifying a Decree

You can request punishment for contempt, but cannot modify the terms of the final divorce decree. In Sponsler v. Sponsler, Wife was awarded a rental property as part of the divorce; however, the rental property was titled in Husband’s name. The decree stated that Wife was responsible for the debt on the rental as of […]

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Legally Changing a Child’s Name After Divorce

If a court issues an order determining who the legal and/or biological father of a child is, that same court can change the child’s name as it sees fit. In a recent Supreme Court of Georgia decision, Denney v. Denney, Husband and Wife separated days after getting married. Wife filed for divorce while she was […]