The Family Law section June breakfast speaker was Martha Tate, LCSW who gave a presentation, "Different Stripes for Different Types: Understanding Differences through Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator." The FLS meets every first Tuesday of the month for a delicious buffet…

Charlie Bailey, Bobby Burnett, and Amy Waggoner from Just Family Solutions were the featured speakers at the the Family Law Section May breakfast. The FLS meets every first Tuesday of the month for a delicious buffet breakfast and a changing…

The Family Law Section welcomed Mary Margaret Oliver as the guest speaker for the April breakfast. She spoke about the 2014 legislative update. The FLS meets every first Tuesday of the month for a delicious buffet breakfast and a changing…

Family Law Section members gathered for breakfast in March at the Old Courthouse on the square in downtown Decatur. The highlight of the meeting was a panel discussion on the topic of alimony featuring Judge Daniel M. Coursey, Jr., Judge…

M. Debra Gold, left, speaks with Paula J. Frederick at the February FLS breakfast. Family Law Section members gathered for breakfast in February at the Old Courthouse on the square in downtown Decatur. Guest speaker Paula J. Frederick, general counsel…

Gino Brogdon (second from left) was the guest speaker at the FLS January breakfast.

Family Law Section members gathered for breakfast in January at the Old Courthouse on the square in downtown Decatur. The guest speaker was Gino Brogdon.

M. Debra Gold, FLS chair (right) and FLS members welcome Marilyn Stinson, program coordinator for Nia’s Place (second from right), to the December FLS breakfast.

By M. Debra Gold, chair, DeKalb Bar Association Family Law Section

Happy New Year! This is the DeKalb Bar Association Family Law Section’s fifth New Year’s celebration as an organized group. And what a great five years it has been; we have definitely made a difference and I am proud to be a part of it all.