Mary Margaret Oliver Gives DeKalb Bar Family Section Legislative Update

The Family Law Section welcomed Mary Margaret Oliver as the guest speaker for the May breakfast

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Long-time Georgia legislator (and Decatur family lawyer) Mary Margaret Oliver shared her insights regarding this year’s Georgia Legislative session with those attending the May 5, 2016, breakfast meeting of the DeKalb Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She described some of Governor Nathan Deal’s recent actions, and shared her thoughts regarding the factors that had prompted them. She noted that, at present, Republican members constitute almost a two thirds majority in the General Assembly. This limits the extent to which Democrats, such as Ms. Oliver, can achieve a legislative agenda.

FLS members gather for breakfast
FLS members gather for breakfast

 

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Fulton Family Division Judicial Officers Address Dekalb Bar Family Section

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Two Fulton Superior Family judicial officers, Judges Margaret Dorsey and Gary Alembik, shared their insights with those attending the March 3, breakfast meeting of the DeKalb Bar Association Family Law Section. The judges noted that the Family Division strictly applies its rule that counsel seeking to opt out of a status conference must file a joint compliance certificate at least five business days before the scheduled date of the conference. If they fail to file the certificate in time, counsel will not be released from attending the status conference.

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DeKalb Bar Family Section Program Describes DFCS And Juvenile Court Processes

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At the section’s February 4 breakfast meeting, attorneys Lila Bradley and Lynn Goldman provided a wealth of practical information regarding Department of Family and Children Services investigations and related Juvenile Court proceedings. They noted that a DFCS investigation can pop up unexpectedly during a custody dispute (for instance, in response to a complaint by other party or a member of their family), and cautioned that the manner in which a parent responds to the investigator can have a critical impact on the outcome of their custody case (and the well being of the child involved).

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