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. I have a GA custody order( I live in GA-ATL). Kids live in FL with Mom and she will not follow the court order.

December 30, 2024

A: As long as you still live in GA any contempt action you file must be filed in GA. Then you have the mother served and the action moves forward in GA. Speak with an attorney who can assist you.

Q. If you conceived the child then got married does the father have rights in ga

December 30, 2024

A: When you later married the father the child was then legitimized. You can file for divorce and ask for sole legal and physical custody. It would be up to the father to ask for any form of custody or visitation, as you would have to have the father properly served. But the child is legitimized now due to the marriage and the father does have parental rights, irrespective of his criminal record.

Q. Can I take my kids out of state to get away from my abusive husband?

December 30, 2024

A: If neither of you have filed for divorce and no standing order has gone into effect prohibiting either parent from removing the children from the court's jurisdiction, then technically either parent is able to travel with the children. However, if you remove the children and hide them from the other parent, the other parent may file for custody with the court, and then the court would review your actions of removing the children from the jurisdiction and there may be allegations of alienation levied by the other parent. You run the risk of being accused of kidnapping and interfering with the other parents rights. So before you leave with the child or children, I would consider the future ramifications and what the other parent would be able to say in court and how they could use that information to their advantage. ... Read More