Child Custody & Visitation

Atlanta-Marietta Child Custody Attorneys

Whether handling an amicable parenting plan or an emotionally charged child custody dispute, the family law attorneys at Stearns-Montgomery & Associates provide all of our clients with caring and supportive legal advocacy. As a boutique family law firm, our attorneys know our clients by name and personally manage every aspect of their divorce and child custody case.

When deciding issues regarding child custody, courts in Georgia will consider many factors, including:

• Best interests of the child
• Suitability of each parent as custodian
• Psychological, emotional and developmental needs of the child
• Ability of the parents to communicate
• Prior and continuing care that the parents have given the child
• Wishes of the child
• Safety of the child
• Custodial agreements of the parents
• History of domestic abuse

Our lawyers zealously represent the best interests of mothers, fathers, grandparents and other interested parties in custody controversies without putting children in the middle of the dispute. We are committed to providing the most effective level of service to each of our valued clients in a caring and compassionate manner. We handle child custody issues including:

• Child custody, legal custody, physical custody, temporary custody and visitation
• Child support, child support enforcement and child support modification
• Guardian ad litem services regarding child custody and modification
• Grandparent custody, grandparent visitation and grandparents' rights
• Interstate jurisdictional issues under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA).
• Adoption

Firm founder Mary Stearns-Montgomery is a guardian ad litem in Georgia and has extensive experience representing the best interests of children in family law matters.

Speak with a caring child custody and visitation attorney: Call Stearns-Montgomery & Associates today at (770) 426-1148 or fill out our simple contact form. We have law offices in Atlanta and Marietta.

Learn more about child custody in Georgia

Child Custody FAQ

Modification of Child Custody

Contempt Actions