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Who has the Right to Claim a Minor Child on their Tax Returns?

This is a matter of Federal and State Taxation Law, and not necessarily a law created or governed by State based Divorce and/or Child Support Laws. However, in a Divorce Order, or in a Child Support Order, the matter of which parent is entitled to...

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Obtaining a Passport for your Child

Many aspects of State Law do not jibe with Federal Laws.  One of these areas is related to the issuance of a Passport to a minor child. In Georgia and most other States, the mother of a child born outside of wedlock has Sole Legal and Physical...

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Types of Child Custody in Georgia - Physical and Legal Custody

Georgia Law provides for two separate and distinct types of Custody for Minor Children.  Physical Custody and Legal Custody. Physical Custody relates to which parent the child physically lives with.  Typically there is a Primary Physical...

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