Alake Colwell Furlow

Family law attorney handling cases involving child support, child custody, legitimation, guardianship, divorce, visitation, child abandonment, modifications & all other domestic cases. Licensed to practice law since 2011 having handled cases in counties such as Cobb, Gwinnett, Dekalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale, Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Barrow, Clarke, Carroll, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, Netwon, Habersham, Paulding, Putnam, & Walton county. Offering reasonable fees, lower than most of my colleagues, which may include payment plans.

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Georgia

State Bar of Georgia

Since 2011

State Bar of Georgia

Member

2011 - Current

Q. Termination of Child Support Order

January 23, 2025

A: No once a child support order is signed by a judge only the judge can dismiss the order. And there’s no law that allows you to dismiss your child support order because you don’t have visitation. If you want visitation then you petition the court to legitimize you and ask for the visitation and/or custody you want. But the child support order cannot be dismissed until the child is no longer eligible to receive support or is adopted.

Q. Is There a Case Law / Law's in Georgia were Father was granted Primary Physical Custody in a none married couple case?

January 23, 2025

A: This is up to a judge, should the father take the mother to court and sue for primary physical custody. The judge looks at several factors to determine what is in the best interest of the child. There is a chance the father could obtain primary physical custody. But no attorney can tell you for sure without all the facts and without knowing what evidence and testimony would be revealed throughout the case.

Q. We have two pieces of property, one in my name and one in me and my husbands name. I'm trying to get away from him.

January 17, 2025

A: The only way you can keep someone away from property that the court may consider to be marital property is if the court gives you an order giving you exclusive use and possession of the home or if you obtain a restraining order. And the only way for you to get that order giving you possession of the home is for you to file for divorce. I would speak with an attorney directly who can give you more information if you are ready to start the divorce process.