Greensboro Family Law Attorney
If you live in Greensboro, around Lake Oconee, or elsewhere in Greene County and are facing a divorce, custody case, or child support issue, your case will be filed with the Greene County Clerk of Superior Court on North Main Street. Samuel Thomas Law is based in Athens and represents Greene County clients. Attorney Samuel E. Thomas handles each case personally, from the first consultation through the final order.
Greene County Superior Court
Greensboro is the county seat of Greene County. Family law cases for Greene County residents are filed in the Superior Court of Greene County, part of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which covers Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson counties. The Clerk of Superior Court’s office is at 113 North Main Street, Suite 109, Greensboro, GA 30642 (phone 706-453-3340).
Lake Oconee Homes and Higher-Asset Divorces
Lake Oconee, created by Wallace Dam in 1979, runs through Greene, Morgan, and Putnam counties, and many Greene County divorces involve lake homes, second homes, club memberships, retirement accounts, or business interests. Georgia divides marital property equitably, which starts with sorting out what is marital and what is separate, then valuing it. Our pages on high-asset divorce, property division, and prenuptial agreements explain how this works.
Family Law Matters We Handle
- Divorce, contested and uncontested
- Child custody and visitation, including relocation
- Child support, including how support is calculated and modifications
- Spousal support and alimony
- Property and asset division, including family businesses and retirement accounts
- Paternity and legitimation and fathers’ rights
- Grandparent rights
- Contempt actions to enforce existing orders
- Prenuptial agreements
- Adoption
Ocmulgee Circuit Rules for Parents
The Ocmulgee Circuit’s divorce packet for cases with minor children includes Standard Orders for Parenting. Among other things, they require parents to keep each other informed of address changes, prohibit disparaging the other parent in front of the children, give the other parent the first chance to care for the children for absences of 24 hours or more, and address phone contact with the children. The person filing must also attach the circuit’s standing order to the complaint and serve it on the other spouse.
Communities We Serve in Greene County
Besides Greensboro, we represent clients from Union Point, White Plains, Woodville, Siloam, and the Lake Oconee communities in Greene County.
About Attorney Samuel E. Thomas
Samuel E. Thomas is a fourth-generation Athens business owner, a University of Georgia graduate, and a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia Superior Courts, including the court that hears Greensboro cases. Read more about our firm.
Greensboro Family Law FAQ
Is the lake house split 50/50 in a Georgia divorce?
Not automatically. Georgia uses equitable division, and a home owned before the marriage or inherited may be treated differently from one bought together.
What are the Standard Orders for Parenting?
They are ground rules the Ocmulgee Circuit includes in divorce cases with children, covering things like address changes, not disparaging the other parent, and first right to care for the children during longer absences.
I was just served with divorce papers. What should I do first?
Note the date you were served, read the standing order that came with the complaint, and get legal advice before moving money or property. See what to do when you’re served.
Talk With a Greensboro Family Law Attorney
Call us at 706-546-0999 or book a consultation online. You can also send us a message using the form below.
Our Office
Samuel Thomas Law, LLC
585 Research Drive, Suite A
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: 706-546-0999
Email: customerservice@samuelthomaslaw.com