Divorce & Family Law

Representative Cases

Division of Stock Portfolio; Real Estate Investments; Lifetime Alimony (Wife)

The wife of the CFO of a high-tech computer firm suspected her husband was having multiple affairs but she was fearful of losing the lifestyle she and her children enjoyed. The Firm hired an investigative team who obtained convincing evidence of infidelity, and then filed suit for divorce and negotiated a quick settlement granting the wife the residence, half of the stock and real estate investments, and significant monthly alimony payments for the rest of her life.

Annulment; Child Support; Bigamy (Husband)

The Client’s psychologist referred him to the Firm to obtain an annulment of his bigamous marriage to his second wife.  The second marriage resulted from his mistress pressuring the Client to divorce his wife and marry her, which prompted the Client to falsify a divorce decree to satisfy the mistress; he then went through a bigamous “marriage” ceremony with her.  The Firm obtained the annulment, persuaded the District Attorney not to prosecute, and the Client continued his marital relationship with his first wife.

Pre-Nuptial Agreement; Negotiations; Division of Assets (Wife)

The Firm negotiated a pre-nuptial agreement on behalf of a wealthy widow who was planning to re-marry.  Several months later, the marriage unfortunately failed, but the pre-nuptial agreement withstood an attack by the husband and the widow was able to preserve her assets.

Child Support; Modifications; Special Needs Child (Wife)

When a Client who had been represented by another law firm in her divorce received a poor settlement, the Firm filed a new suit on her behalf against her celebrity entertainer ex-husband. Based on proof of the entertainer’s significant increase in income, and the special education needs of one of their children, the Firm obtained a significant upward modification of the Client’s previous divorce settlement.

Divorce; Child Support; Contempt; Arrearages; New Trial (Husband)

An ex-husband had accepted custody of his children from his ex-wife when the children became teenagers, and he discontinued his child support payments to her. Unfortunately, he did not petition the court and obtain approval of the custody change. Years later, the ex-wife had him held in contempt and he was ordered by a judge to pay his former wife $180,000 in child support arrearages.  The Firm was retained by the ex-husband and a motion for a new trial was filed.  At a hearing, the Firm convinced the Judge that the Judge had applied the wrong legal principles in arriving at the earlier judgment, and the Judge reversed the contempt ruling and granted a new trial for the Client.  The matter was then settled without the expense of a trial and the case against the Client was dismissed.

Divorce; Alimony; Trial; Appeals (Wife)

Our client’s husband sold his business for several million dollars and became a day-trader.  He also became an abusive alcoholic.  The Client took their son and went to a battered women’s shelter and was referred to the Firm.  After obtaining a highly favorable judgment against the husband, which was upheld and affirmed on appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court, but which the husband still refused to obey, we then filed garnishments and attachments to seize the husband’s property on behalf of the wife and child.

Lump Sum Alimony; Lottery Winnings; Jury Trial (Husband)

A woman won a $17 Million lottery prize and then married her long-time boyfriend.  When the marriage soured after several months, she filed for divorce.  Although the winnings were not subject to the husband’s claim for “division of property” since she had won the prize before the marriage occurred, the Firm convinced a jury that he was nevertheless entitled to one-half of the winnings as his “lump sum alimony”. The verdict was later reported by the press as the highest divorce verdict in the jurisdiction during that year.

Divorce; Division of Property; Lifetime Alimony; Attorney's Fees (Wife)

The Firm represented the wife of a dentist whose husband, after more than twenty-five years of marriage and two children, began having a homosexual affair.  The Firm’s investigative team obtained the necessary evidence, and the Firm filed suit for divorce, alimony and division of property, and took the case to mediation in order to avoid a public trial (which neither party wanted).  At mediation, the Firm obtained approximately 70% of the parties marital assets for the Client, consisting of the marital residence and investment accounts, plus sufficient alimony for the rest of her life so she would not have to work, plus retirement benefits and all her attorney’s fees.

Legal Separation; Alimony; Child Support (Wife)

A woman who did not want a divorce, based on her religious beliefs, sought assistance from the Firm when her husband retired early, began drinking excessively, and dissipating the family’s wealth on gambling ventures.  Instead of filing for divorce, the Firm brought an action for “separate maintenance” and convinced the Court to award her sole title to and exclusive use of the marital residence, plus the major portion of the family’s investment and retirement accounts, plus periodic support payments for herself and the children, and her attorney’s fees.

Post Divorce Relief; Contempt (Husband)

A husband whose ex-wife refused to transfer items to him, including title to a vacation home and a stock account, as she had been ordered to do in an earlier divorce proceeding, consulted the Firm for assistance in effectuating the divorce decree.  Unfortunately, the prior attorney’s draft of the decree was ambiguous, and the ex-wife refused to comply based on her interpretation of the terms.  The Firm filed a contempt action against her, and the Court ruled in the Client’s favor, holding her in contempt and ordering her immediate compliance.  She was also required to pay the Client’s attorney’s fees.

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