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Wednesday, September 7. 2011
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Does this number sound familiar? It should. Or have we already forgot what we promised to never forget?

It seems like it was just yesterday that most of the world stood glued to television or computer screens trying to catch the latest news of what was taking place on U.S. soil. Nineteen cowards/terrorists hijacked commercial airliners and began killing innocent men, women and children. [Full Story »] 

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Wednesday, September 7. 2011
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“I’ll wait for you right here,” Larry told me as he sat down in a lawn chair in front of Bed, Bath, and Beyond. He opened his Harry Turtledove novel and got ready to read. “There’s a nice breeze so take your time. I really don’t mind.” [Full Story »] 

Head scratchin’

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Wednesday, September 7. 2011
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When we were dating, my wife used to scratch my head a lot. I liked this better than back scratchin’, not that back scratchin’ is bad, but head scratchin’ is better. There isn’t anything I would rather have for Father’s Day or a birthday than a good head scratchin’. One of those where I go off into a deep sleep while being scratched and come to about four hours later. Now that is what I call a good head scratchin’. [Full Story »] 

One more celebration

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Wednesday, September 7. 2011
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We had, as is customary in our commemorations, begun celebrating our fifty-first wedding anniversary on Sunday of the previous week. We had eaten out a couple of times, rambled around the neighborhood where we spent our honeymoon in 1960 on St. Simons Island and sauntered along “our” beach. [Full Story »] 

Grandparent’s visitation rights subsequent to divorce, separation or legitimation

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Wednesday, September 7. 2011
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As an attorney who practices extensively in the area of domestic relations I am often approached by grandparents of children whose parents are involved in a divorce, legitimation or custody dispute concerning their rights to visitation. The stated public policy in Georgia is to maintain continuing contact between children and their grandparents when the grandparents have shown the ability to act in the best interests of the children. To enforce that policy the legislature gives all grandparents in the state the right to file an action for visitation with the minor children. The only exception to that right is when the child’s parents are not separated and the child is living with both parents. [Full Story »] 
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