Tony A. Taylor

Attorney Tony A. Taylor is a founding partner at Daniels & Taylor, P.C. where he practices in family law with a focus on divorce and custody law. He leads a team of several other attorneys and mentors each attorney twice a month
behind the scenes to discuss each and every client of the firm. While you may not see Tony on your billing statement, you are getting the benefit of his decades of experience, no matter which of the firm's attorneys leads your case.
Over the years, Tony has taught numerous classes and seminars on a variety of legal topics, including general mediation training, divorce and family law mediation training, and domestic violence mediation.
He is admitted to practice law in Georgia and before the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Georgia. Tony holds a B.B.A from Oglethorpe University and a J.D. from Atlanta Law School.
Tony also served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1970.

Atlanta Law School

J.D. (1987)

1984 - 1987

Oglethorpe University

B.B.A. (1976) | Accounting and Business Administration

1972 - 1976

Honors: magna cum laude

Partner

Daniels & Taylor, P.C.

1990 - Current

Owner

Tony A. Taylor, P.C.

1988 - 1990

PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS AS AN UNMARRIED FATHER IN GEORGIA

June 14, 2014

Strategies and Challenges of Running a Sole Practice, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

January 9, 2017

Sole Practitioners Law Society

Mr. Taylor spoke to a group of Law students about how his business experience before becoming a family law attorney prepared him for running and growing his divorce practice.

Mediator

Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution

Best Full Service Firm

Gwinnett Magazine

2015

Voted as Best of Gwinnett in Category

Best Criminal Defense Law Firm

Gwinnett Magazine

2015

Voted as Best of Gwinnett in Category

Best Personal Injury Law Firm

Gwinnett Magazine

2015

Voted as Best of Gwinnett in Category.

Best Bankruptcy Advisers

Gwinnett Magazine

2015

Voted as Best of Gwinnett in Category.

Good Conduct Medal

United States Army

Georgia State Bar  # 001280

Member

1988 - Current

Gwinnett County Bar Association

Member

1988 - Current

Walton County Bar Association

Member

1988 - Current

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1988 - Current

Georgia

Since 1988

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Q. my wife is moving in with her boyfriend and wants to take the kids before the divorce is final. If its uncontest do i

February 8, 2017

A: You definitively have a say in your children's lives, especially if they are moving far away. If you don't want your kids to move but your wife wants to take the kids, then you disagree about the terms of custody and your divorce should be contested. Only If you both come to an agreement should you have an uncontested divorce. Child custody is always determined based what is in the best interest of your child. Trial Judges are given a lot of discretion in considering factors such as:

--Will you be able to maintain a full and continuous relationship with your child if they move away?

--What is the effect of the move on extended family relationships now and in the new location?

--Depending on your child's age, what do they want?

--Why does your wife want to move?

--How long has your child lived where they live now and how stable is the environment?

There are a really a lot more factors and it is best to talk to an attorney who can analyze your specific situation. Remember though, if you have an uncontested divorce without an attorney to represent your custody interest, you might be stuck with your decision for two years unless there is a change in circumstances after the divorce is final. Custody and visitation with your child is simply too important for you and your kids to just sign papers without advice from your own lawyer and not just a Mediator. ... Read More