Dear army judge: I wanted to let you know, (because you may not get responses after the fact or after new Judgments are made) that the UCCJEA provisions for the modification of foreign orders were supportive of setting aside this recent order. So, a victory for now.
Judge acknowledged the...
Hi there
I understand from my (Atlanta)-based attorney that no modifications to child support orders can be made for a period of 2 years. However, I've now lost my employment and need to petition the Court for a temporary modification until I am re-employed.
Can anyone advise on this -...
Yes, indeed. I've been in litigation over the enforcement of the foreign order since August 2013 without any personal prior knowledge of the UCCJEA provisions, and racked up significant legal fees as a result. Would it not have been the professional responsibility of any legal services...
Legitimation and recognition of my paternity and paternal rights were acknowledged by Georgia court in the first enforcement and contempt hearing - by virtue of the foreign order, mirrored in Georgia. Custody of our child is shared, legally and physically. So, the mother does not have ALL rights...
Were things as you suspect?
There is further (possibly unrelated) history and context: this is the 4th home country of the child 5th school in 4 years, and is currently on the 2nd step-father in 3 years. Original proceedings were Hague Convention proceedings, which were ultimately withdrawn by...
How old is the child? Five years old
Where was the child born? United Kingdom (Engand)
Were the mother and father of child married on the date of the child's birth? No, and they were never married.
What nationality (and/or citizenship) do the mother, father, and child hold? All hold British...
I appreciate and respect any advice I can get - honestly - but why am I wrong? This is a cut and paste of the UCCJEA provisions:
UCCJEA SECTION 105. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF [ACT].
(a) A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as if it were a State of the United States for...
@boyzgrrl: For the purposes of Georgia’s UCCJEA the United Kingdom was the child’s home state at the time of commencing proceedings. GCA 19-9-41 defines “home state” as “the state in which a child lived with a parent … for at least six consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a...
A recent (and comprehensive) modification order was issued by the Georgia courts relating to an application by the mother (now habitually resident in Georgia) for a wholesale modification of child custody, parenting time and contact order: the original terms of which were originally ordered in...