I will try to make my introduction brief for those of you who may not know me, other than receiving request for sponsorships to the annual Family Law Institute.  I am honored to be able to serve as chair of the Family Law Section this year.  We have a wonderful, hard working Board, but it is one of my goals to get the section more involved.

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Mark your calendars for the following Family Law Section Breakfast Meetings at the Buckhead Club. 

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Williams v. Williams
S13A0238
May 6, 2013

Pursuant to a 2009 Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce, Mother was awarded primary physical custody of the parties' children, and Father was ordered to pay child support to her in an amount, which was based, in part, on his gross monthly income of $4,166.67.

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Joint physical custody has traditionally meant Mom as the primary physical custodian and Dad as the secondary physical custodian.  Dad's parenting time traditionally consisted of every other weekend and perhaps a weeknight dinner.  However, as more and more research emerges touting the benefits of children having more parenting time with both parents and indicating that children are not as disrupted by moving regularly between their parents' houses, more parents are choosing to have a parenting plan that allows for extended parenting time for the secondary physical custodian.  It is common to see the weeknight dinner extended to a mid-week overnight visit or weekend parenting time extended to start on Thursday evenings or end on Monday mornings.

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