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Family Law Fridays
Practical Training for Family Law Professionals
A weekly live Zoom training designed for attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants handling family law cases. Each session focuses on real procedures, strategy, and practical implementation.
Key Benefits:
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1.5-hour live Zoom training
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Real-world Georgia family law procedures
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Templates, workflows, and examples
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Immediate implementation in your cases
Upcoming
Finalizing the Contested Divorce — Drafting the Final Judgment and Decree for Trial
4/10/26 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Available On-Demand After
When a judge issues a ruling after trial or hearing, the Final Judgment and Decree must be drafted accurately. This class teaches how to reflect the court’s findings on custody, support, property division, and fees in a contested divorce order.
Forms Included:
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Contested Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce
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Temporary Hearings — Preparing Fast, Filing Right & Protecting Clients Early
4/10/26 12:00-1:30 p.m. – Available On-Demand After
Temporary hearings decide immediate issues like custody, support, and possession of the home. You’ll learn how to schedule the hearing, draft a Rule Nisi and Notice of Hearing, prepare witness affidavits, and draft the Temporary Order.
Forms Included:
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Rule Nisi
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Notice of Hearing
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Witness Affidavit
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Temporary Order
Alimony — Establishing, Modifying & Litigating Support
4/17/26 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Available On-Demand After
This class explains how Georgia courts determine, modify, and terminate alimony. Participants will learn the factors judges consider when awarding support, how to initiate and respond to modification actions, and how to draft the pleadings and final orders required to litigate or resolve an alimony case.
Forms Included:
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Petition for Modification of Alimony
Status Conferences — Deadlines, Compliance & Keeping the Case on Track
4/17/26 12:00-1:30 p.m. – Available On-Demand After
Understand what happens at 30-day, 60-day, and 120-day status conferences and how to prepare required filings. You’ll draft Joint Compliance Certificates, Worksheets, and Scheduling Orders to keep cases active and compliant.
Forms Included:
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30-Day Joint Compliance Certificate
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30-Day Joint Compliance Worksheet
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60-Day Joint Compliance Certificate
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Scheduling Order
Self-Employed Litigants — Income Transparency, Financial Analysis & Business Valuation
4/24/26 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Available On-Demand After
This class teaches how to analyze, present, and challenge the income of self-employed parties in family law cases. Participants will learn how courts evaluate business income for child support purposes, what financial documents must be produced, and how business valuation issues impact equitable division and support.
Forms Included:
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Answer and Counterclaim for Attorney's Fees
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Final Order of Modification of Alimony
Motions — Requesting Court Action & Drafting Effective Pleadings
4/24/26 12:00-1:30 p.m. – Available On-Demand After
This class teaches how to draft common motions in family law, including motions for Guardian ad Litem, psychological testing, DNA testing, drug and alcohol evaluations, and attorney’s fees, along with proposed orders.
Forms Included:
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General Motion Template
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Motion for Temporary Hearing
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Motion for Guardian ad Litem (with proposed Order)
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Motion for Psychological Testing (with proposed Order)
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Motion for DNA Paternity Testing (with proposed Order)
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Motion for Drug & Alcohol Evaluation (with proposed Order)
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Motion for Attorney's Fees (with proposed Order)
Custody Fundamentals — Case Law, Statutory Factors & Parenting Plans
5/8/26 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Available On-Demand After
This class covers the legal framework governing custody in Georgia, including statutory factors under O.C.G.A. § 19-9-3, child election, required filings, attorney’s fees, and drafting comprehensive, court-ready Parenting Plans.
Forms Included:
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Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
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Election Affidavit
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Parenting Plan
Discovery Overview — Rules, Requests & Managing the Process
5/8/26 12:00-1:30 p.m. – Available On-Demand After
Learn the purpose and rules of discovery, how to draft informal discovery requests, serve discovery properly, manage deadlines, prepare a discovery chart, and request mandatory disclosures from clients.
Forms Included:
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Informal Discovery Request Letter
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Rule 5.2 Certificate of Service
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Discovery Chart
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Mandatory Discovery Instructions to Client
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Required Documents to Be Produced
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Mandatory Interrogatories
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Request for Supplementation
Child Support — Establishment, Modification & Strategic Drafting
5/15/26 9:30-11:00 a.m. – Available On-Demand After
This class covers the fundamentals of Georgia child support, drafting the Child Support Addendum, and initiating or defending a modification action—including foreign order modification and attorney’s fees considerations.
Forms Included:
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Child Support Addendum
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Petition for Modification of Child Support
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Answer and Counterclaim for Modification of Child Support
Issuing Discovery to Parties — Interrogatories, Document Production & Requests for Admission
5/15/26 12:00-1:30 p.m. – Available On-Demand After
This class focuses on drafting Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, and Requests for Admission for both divorce and modification cases. You will also learn when to limit discovery to trial preparation.
Forms Included:
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Notice to Produce and Request for Production of Documents – Divorce
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Notice to Produce and Request for Production of Documents – Modification
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Notice to Produce (limited for trial)
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Interrogatories – Divorce
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Interrogatories – Modification
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Requests for Admission to Opposing Party – Divorce
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