Representing Families in the North Atlanta Metro Area
At The Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Williams, LLC, we seek to provide personalized representation to each and every client who comes to our offices for help. The most important facet in finding a family lawyer is finding a firm that epitomizes care and compassion.
If you are dealing with a legal issue involving your family, my goal as your lawyer is to help you resolve the problem with your relationships, finances and emotions as intact as possible. The following links provide information about specific kinds of family law cases:
- Divorce: Getting a divorce in Georgia is rarely as simple as filing a divorce petition. Untangling the legal and financial union of two people can be complicated, time consuming and stressful. Regardless of your initial thoughts, most divorces are rarely uncontested and simple.
- Temporary and permanent spousal support: Spousal support, or alimony, is payment that one person in a marriage must pay to the other when the couple separates or divorces. The purpose of alimony is to avoid any unfair economic consequences of a divorce, even after property is divided.
- Child custody and visitation: If you have children, the most important issue in your divorce will be protecting their best interests. Georgia courts look always to the best interest of the children.
- Child support and modifications: Child support is a payment by a non-custodial parent to the custodial parent to contribute to the cost of raising children. Whether you are seeking child support for your child or are required by law to pay child support, we will fight to secure a final disposition that is sufficient and fair.
- Paternity cases: Paternity and legitimation are important not only for establishing a healthy relationship between a child and its parent, but also in determining responsibility for the upbringing and support of the child. We will work with you to obtain all of the required tests to ensure that your child receives the support he or she deserves.
- Family violence: When a domestic conflict triggers a call to the police, what was once a private or family matter is now an issue of the state versus the accused. We will take immediate steps to protect your reputation and your rights.
- Restraining or Protection orders: Restraining or protection orders fill a need for people who feel threatened by an abusive spouse or other persons they have a relationship with. Unfortunately, these orders can be abused and cause serious consequences for innocent people. Our firm is quite capable of obtaining or defeating such actions.
- Prenuptial agreements: In Georgia, prenuptial, or pre-marriage, agreements are a great idea for couples who wish to enter a new marriage with an explicit understanding of their property rights. Properly prepared, such agreements can allow couples to avoid taking or assuming unnecessary risks in their new relationships. Full and fair disclosure is necessary in entering the agreements. Improperly prepared agreements are against public policy and can be voided by Superior Court Judges.
- Adoption: I represent stepparents, relatives and others who wish to adopt children in their care. Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents and terminating the legal rights of the birth parents. Whether you are an adoptive parent or a birth parent, we will put the interests of your children first and foremost.
- Mediation: In Georgia, many family disputes must go through mediation before they go court. As your lawyer, I will protect your interests at every step of the process.
For More Information
For more information or to schedule a consultation with me, Alpharetta family law attorney Jeffrey S. Williams, call 770-884-4053 or fill out the contact form on this website.
