Joseph E. Cheeley, III

State Bar of Georgia, 1980

Member:
State Bar of Georgia (Family Law, Fiduciary Law sections)
Gwinnett County Bar Association (Family Law and Elder Law sections)

Education:
University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1980)
University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Phi Beta Kappa

Publications:
Domestic Relations, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 1979-1980, 32 Mercer Law Review 51 (1980).
Domestic Relations, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 1980-1981, 33 Mercer Law Review 109 (1981).

The University of Georgia School of Law

J.D. (1980)

University System of Georgia - University of Georgia

B.A. (1976)

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Activities: University Union, Recreation Chair; Student Alumni Association, Chair; The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary; Redcoat Band; U. S. Senator Herman E. Talmadge, Summer Intern.

Special Master

State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Supreme Court

Current

Owner

Cheeley Legal

1999 - Current

Attorney

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

1982 - Current

Special Assistant Attorney General

Office of Attorney General

1982 - 1999

Represented Gwinnett County Department of Family and Children Services.

Partner

Cheeley & King, P.C.

1994 - 1998

General Civil Practice.

Cheeley & Chandler

1980 - 1994

General practice firm founded by my father, Joseph E. Cheeley, Jr.

Domestic Relations, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 1980-1981, 33 Mercer Law Review 109 (1981).

Mercer Law Review

1981

Domestic Relations, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 1979-1980, 32 Mercer Law Review 51 (1980).

Mercer Law Review

1980

Phi Beta Kappa

The Phi Beta Kappa Society

Omicron Delta Kappa

Omicron Delta Kappa - The National Leadership Honor Society

Gwinnett County Bar Association

Current

Georgia State Bar

Member

1980 - Current

Activities: Family Law Section. Fiduciary Law Section.

Georgia

Since 1980

5th Circuit

Since 1981

11th Circuit

Since 1981

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2005

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Divorce

Contested Divorce, Property Division, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Real Estate Law

Easements, Homeowners Association, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Landlord Rights, Tenants' Rights

• Civil Litigation - Contracts, Torts, Real Estate

Q. In terms of spousal support or maintenance, is there a legal requirement that the homemaker be raising biological child?

December 5, 2022

A: What you were told is not true. Spousal support is not dependent on children being born and raised during the marriage. It is the spouse's need and the other spouse's ability to pay, among other factors.

Q. I am a widow, 84 yrs. old and I want to know if there is someway I can disown an adopted daughter, 56 yrs. of age.

December 5, 2022

A: The only way for you to "disown" her is to have a well-prepared Will excluding from being your heir. If you don't have a well-prepared will, she will be entitled to a portion of your estate.

Q. In the state of Georgia, if you have children out of wedlock but then get married does that render the father legitimate

November 29, 2022

A: Marriage between the parents renders the children legitimate and establishes the father's relationship to the children.