Family Law expert fills us in on what to know going into, during and the aftermath legal considerations of a divorce. The guest shares important legal information to have in place while still in the honeymoon phase that could bode to be valuable should things unfortunately take a turn for the worst.

Nuggets of information are shared on things like 'sweat equity,' asset splitting, child custody, UCCJEA and many more!

Introducing Our Guest:

Cherese C. Clark-Wilson, a Founding Partner of Clark, Lowery & Lumpkin, (http://cllfamilylaw.com/ )has blazed trails in family law as a 2016 and 2017 Super Lawyer “Rising Star” of Georgia. She is a “National Top 100 Black Lawyer” for Matrimonial and Family Law for the State of Georgia and National “Top 40 Under 40” award recipient for her exemplary leadership and dedication to family law where she is also an Executive Board Member. Cherese has also been named a “2017 Top 10 Family Law Attorney” by American Jurist Institute.

Cherese earned her Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law and was a cum laude graduate of Spelman College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.

A litigator at heart and with over 1,000 cases under her belt, Cherese has been dedicated to defining justice in the family law context for her clients and their children. Her unique approach to family law guides her in case preparation and developing trial strategies. She is respected amongst her colleagues and judges- a very important asset for clients seeking representation. She handles domestic relations cases throughout the Atlanta Metro area ranging from divorce, child custody, child support establishment and enforcement, paternity and legitimation, alimony, same-sex litigation, modifications, temporary protective orders, grandparents’ rights, and Hague Convention cases. Cherese also served as a Guardian ad Litem in custody cases representing the best interests of children.

Upon completing law school, Cherese became a Public Defender appointed to represent indigent adult and juvenile clients in Clayton County Magistrate and Superior Courts. She worked tirelessly to protect her clients’ constitutional rights which resulted in bench and jury trials, case dismissals and acquittals, and successful completion of Drug Court and Pre-trial Diversion Programs. Her excellence and success in criminal law earned her the Georgia State College of Law Michelle Ferguson-Priestly Award and pupil membership into Bleckley Inn of Court.

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/child-custody-lawyers/uniform-child-custody-jurisdiction-and-enforcement-act.html

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Have a friend or loved one that doesn't see the signs of abuse, but you do? Maybe you or a friend have survived emotional abuse, but need some real direction on how to take back control, thrive and live victoriously marching forward then this is the episode for YOU!

Author of You Have the Power and You Survived, Now What? journals is finishing up her next book about surviving relationships and the lessons they teach you. Lanita has a social media presence where she lives authentically; good, bad and ugly. The intention is to help people especially women, that regardless to what life brings we can survive.

Lanita gives us a nearly cinematic narration of her experience with being abused. Most importantly she shared the commonly tapped vulnerabilities that are often preyed upon by by those seeking someone to control. She denotes that most predators target single mothers. Lanita also demonstrates the early signs that may not be noticeable to those in the early victim phases of a cycle of abuse. The nuggets she shares are golden.

At the culmination of her compelling story, she makes sure to leave us with the propellers to the silver lining. Lanita highlights in a very practical manner the principles of self to which she had to adopt and guard tight that allowed her to reclaim control of her emotional life.

Emotional Abuse Signs
https://www.verywellmind.com/identify-and-cope-with-emotional-abuse-4156673

Hotline
https://www.thehotline.org/

Lanita Brinson
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When people often discuss addiction they tend to forget to include how ones addiction can affect their families, especially their children. In this episode get ready to hear how Truth No Chaser co-host Ashley Cochran and Frankie Glenn discuss the impact their parents addiction played a role in their lives and the difficulties they faced.




The Effects of Addiction on Children
https://extramilerecovery.com/blog/the-effects-of-addiction-on-children/

How Addiction Effects the Family
https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/how-addiction-affects-the-family/

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