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. How can I regain custody from grandmother due to unsafe conditions?

July 9, 2025

A: I am not sure by what authority the grandmother has custody, but if it is through a court order, you would have to take her back to court to get your child back. And if you decide to do so, I would hire an attorney to represent me. Because I assume there were reasons why the grandmother was given the child in the first place. And if she is unwilling to voluntarily give the child back, you may have to present your case as to why the court should return the child to you.

Q. Can child support arrears be unenforced in GA under informal agreements?

July 9, 2025

A: The best thing would have been if you had filed for a modification during this time period where you had the children living with you, so that child support wasn't adding up while you had the children full time. By taking the children and not modifying the custody or child support, it would have been up to the court to give you any sort of credit for the time you had the children, without a legal modification. I would think you could have produced that evidence during your case about how much time you had the kids. Now there may be very little you can do about the arrears.

Q. Grounds for seeking primary custody?

July 9, 2025

A: You have to prove a material change in circumstances for the court to consider a modification of custody. If the primary custodial parent has consistently been exercising less parenting time than the order of the court provides, a judge may consider modifying your current custody & visitation. But you will only know for sure by actually filing the paperwork.