Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
recover legal cost
ex wife has filed for motion to change joint custody agreement she is seeking full custody. She has no grounds to seek this change. My son is almost 14 and can make his own decision in this matter. Can I counter sue for my legal expenses
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: recover legal cost
Your son does not have an automatic right to select which parent that he wants to live with; however, once he reaches age 14 the court will give consideration to his preference. Therefore, it will be to your advantage to retain legal counsel for any challenge to custody. Any party can petition the court for legal expenses. I practice in the Metro Atlanta area, please feel free to call me in the event that you wish to discuss my firm's services.
Re: recover legal cost
Your question implies that you in fact will have legal expenses, i.e., that you are going to hire an attorney. Therefore, even though my opinion is that you may well recover actual legal expenses, I would, in the end, defer to the opinion of your attorney. He/she will be in a better position to guage how your local judges view the issue.
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