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Bills Benefiting Georgia Foster Children Signed into Law
A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) by Maya T. Prabhu and Mark Niesse explains recent bills that help foster children in Georgia find permanent homes in the state. ‘Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of six bills into law … designed to promote foster care and adoption by increasing legal protections, lowering […]
New Books Donated to North Georgia Reading Program
SM&P account manager Tori Phillips, through her family’s business, Georgia Book Company, donated more than $9,000 in NEW books to the Walker County School District’s Rossville Reads Summer Initiative in northwest Georgia as part of the Battle of the Books in the county schools. “This effort is a small price to pay to be a […]
Judge Leonard’s Annual Kentucky Derby Party
Mary Montgomery, SM&P’s founding and managing partner, and some of the firm’s associate attorneys attended a recent Saturday evening social at the Marietta Educational Garden Center. The event that drew them was Chief Judge Robert Leonard, II’s signature Kentucky Derby party, which for many attorneys was one of the most looked-forward-to events of 2021. “The […]
Georgia Bill Increases Tax Credit for Foster Care Adoptions
May is National Foster Child/Parent Month. In late March, House Bill 114 was passed benefiting families with children adopted who were previously in foster care with DFCS. In the past, Georgia has provided a $2000 tax credit (not a deduction) per child per year until the child turned 18. The new law increases this amount […]
