Anyway,

"sorry" is a good way to describe how most

divorces, separations, child custody issues, etc., are

handled in Georgia. Did you know that Georgia is one of

only two states in the United States that does not have a

family law or domestic court system? The current system

in Georgia takes a troubled situation and pours legal

gasoline over a family mess and then sets it on fire. The

parents suffer and the children suffer. Who wins? Answer:

the lawyers.

About half

of all legal fees that the lawyers in Georgia collect are

related to domestic court issues. The experience of other

states that finally created a domestic court system (most

recently the state of Texas) is that mediation and

counseling were encouraged, passions were toned down and

court costs and legal fees fell.

That's a

scary possibility for the Trial Lawyers of Georgia, which

estimated that their lawyers could lose more than $50

million per year in legal fees if a Ddomestic court

system similar to the Texas model were enacted. The

lawyers lose; the general public gains.

Ask your

state representative and state senator if they will

support the creation of a domestic or family court system

for Georgia. If they don't, let us run a slate of

candidates who are pro-child and pro-family. Contact

Fathers are Parents, Too at 404-521-3237, or Children's

Rights Council at 678-643-5924 (local) or 1-800-787-KIDS

(national). We can save money, families, parents, and

most importantly, children!

Bill

Bryan

Peachtree City