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. My ex filed a petition for legitimization, custody, and child support after getting me arrested over a tiny scratch. He

March 3, 2025

A: You can ask for anything but that doesn't mean you're going to get it. The case is unlikely to get dismissed and if the father has an attorney you should have one too. His motives for filing for legitimation don't matter. He has a right to legitimize and in that action, he can ask for some form of custody & visitation. And you have the right to put your own case before the court about what you think the court should do.

Q. Can I pursue back child support if the mother was never successfully served in Georgia?

March 3, 2025

A: The state of Georgia does not award retroactive child support. When you do obtain a child support order, it will be from the date the order was signed going forward. It will not address child support prior to the date of the order. But it seems like your focus should be on having the non-custodial parent served, because without proper service, you won't be able to obtain child support at all.

Q. Legal rights to protect child after DUI by custodial parent's partner?

March 3, 2025

A: If you do not have a court order that addresses your child being driven by the father's spouse, then the only thing you can do to prevent that from happening is go back to court to have the court address that issue. The court can order that the spouse not be able to drive your minor child, but unless an order specifically addresses that, she cannot be prohibited from driving her around.