The Third Department affirms Family Court’s custody and visitation order, finding the arrangement serves the children’s best interests based on a comprehensive evaluation of the evidence.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s comprehensive custody determination in a multi-party dispute, finding the arrangement serves the children’s best interests.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s custody determination, finding the order supported by a sound and substantial basis in the record and consistent with the children’s best interests.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s modification of custody, finding changed circumstances and that the modification serves the children’s best interests.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s modification of custody involving the mother, father, and maternal grandmother, addressing the interplay of parental and grandparent custody rights.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s finding that the mother violated a custody and visitation order and upholds the resulting modification of the custody arrangement.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s partial dismissal of a father’s petition to modify custody and visitation, finding insufficient changed circumstances to warrant modification.
The Third Department affirms Family Court’s termination of a father’s parental rights based on permanent neglect, finding the father failed to plan for the child’s future despite available services.
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a finding of civil contempt against a mother who repeatedly refused to follow court-ordered custody exchange locations, and issued a pointed warning about the use of AI-generated fictitious case citations in appellate briefs.
The First District affirmed a $24.7 million verdict against a foster family agency, holding that FFAs have a duty to protect foster children from abuse they knew or should have known about, but rejecting both an unlimited protective duty and one requiring actual knowledge.