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Protecting Family & Finances Since 1988

Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor Family Law Attorneys

Few events in life are as painful or stressful as a divorce, especially when there is a dispute over child custody or spousal support. Even the best situation may offer only partial solutions in terms of the best interests of children and parents. When confronted with the issues in a divorce, it is important to have a lawyer on your side who cares.

Aggressively Pursuing Client Goals

Many family law attorneys promote themselves as aggressive trial lawyers willing to fight until the bitter end. This approach can be strategically and fiscally irresponsible, as the vast majority of divorce and family law issues are resolved without a trial. You owe it to yourself to preserve your assets when possible, but be ready to fight when necessary. Our family law attorneys and divorce lawyers work closely with you to understand your unique needs, review your rights and options, consider creative alternatives, and prepare a sound legal strategy. Then we will fight aggressively to protect your interests and pursue your goals. Contact us to set up a consultation with a caring family law attorney.

Compassionate and Caring Divorce Lawyers

At Stearns-Montgomery and Proctor, our team of experienced, efficient attorneys understands the dynamics of divorce and family law, as well as the emotional aspects of these life-changing events. Clients appreciate the personalized attention from our divorce lawyers, and they often rave about our practical advice and unique team approach. With offices in Atlanta and Marietta, our family law attorneys focus on promoting the best interests of children, husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and grandparents in the Marietta and Atlanta metropolitan area.

Experienced Family Law Attorneys

Divorce Lawyers: Our experienced divorce lawyers provide a wide range of services including the division of marital property and business interests, drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, settlement agreements and alternative dispute resolution, child support and child custody arrangements, and alimony and spousal support agreements (including spousal maintenance and alimony awards).

Child Support and Child Custody: Our family law attorneys help clients with child support guidelines, temporary custody, legal and physical child custody and modification of child support and child custody orders.

Alimony and Spousal Support: Our divorce lawyers provide services including spousal maintenance, spousal support and alimony awards.

Paternity and Father's Rights: Our family law attorneys provide services including paternity tests, orders for child support and visitation.

Domestic violence: Our family law attorneys provide help with restraining orders and defense of those accused of domestic violence for advantage in family law cases.

Collaborative Divorce Attorneys: We have collaborative divorce lawyers who are trained in collaborative divorce and mediation.

Father's Rights: In additional to mothers seeking child support, our family law attorneys represent a number of fathers who want to be more involved in their children's lives.

Other Services: Our family law attorneys and divorce lawyers also help with support and custody appeals, and provide misdemeanor and felony criminal defense, including of DUI-DWI and traffic offenses.

 

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Family Law
Posted by anonymous
October 01, 2012
Hired Law Firm

First of all I want to say "Thanks" for the wonderful work Mr. Proctor did in my case. I want to mention too what during the terrible issues had this case Mr. Proctor always acted with ethic ,loyalty ,dedication and compassion with his client. For this reason , I felt very supporter and protected . Your office is very lucky to have him in your staff. He is the best LAWYER!!!

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
January 16, 2012
Hired Law Firm

Thank You!! The diligence, persistence, and brilliance of all of the staff at Stearns, Montgomery & Proctor, allowed me to reunite with my daughter who was abducted by her mother 10 years ago! I will be eternally grateful, Thank You! H.R.

Child Custody
Posted by Brittney
April 11, 2022
Hired Law Firm

Highly recommended! I came to this firm after dealing with another lawyer who only wanted to mediate. I was met with compassion and confidence on how to to proceed with my child custody/support issue. My anxiety was eased and for the most part my case was resolved with the requests that I made being granted. After, I dealt with them to settle my invoice and had the pleasure of dealing with Nadia and Lisa. Even after my case was closed they continued to work with me and treat me with compassion.

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
October 28, 2011
Hired Law Firm

Took much longer than expected. Not much sense of urgency.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
February 07, 2013
Hired Law Firm

This practice is not concerned about their clients, only their bottom dollar

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
September 09, 2013
Hired Law Firm

I hired the firm to help me file for a divorce. The communication was terrible, I had to call/text/email numerous times to get their attention. Response time - from several days to a week after asking a question - repeatedly. However, the invoices they sent me were always on time, they could find time for this! I definitely don't think I got good deal of service for the money I paid. I give them rating of "4" for quality because we won the case, but otherwise it was a frustrating experience.

 
Divorce
Posted by John
November 23, 2024
Hired Law Firm

Retained Randy Sabatini for a simple divorce case in Georgia. Marriage less than 3 years, no children. This firm does the least possible to help settle your case. Randy kept insisting that we are going to go to trial. During mediation, 8 hours of it, I directly negotiated with the mediator without any assistance from Randy. He had no legal strategy or negotiation skills to offer. I settled during mediation without Randy's help even though he charged me $550 per hour for 8 hours. Could have had a better outcome if I had no representation. After that, Randy promised he would have a settlement agreement drafted within 2 days. Took him 1 month. If you're looking for skilled, talented, reliable legal representation, please look elsewhere.

 
Child Custody
Posted by sierra
August 23, 2025
Hired Law Firm

I am filing this complaint against the law firm Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor for what I believe to be unethical conduct and unfair billing practices.- I retained the firm for a custody case and paid over $6,000 in fees.- Despite this, no court date or mediation was ever scheduled, and my case saw no meaningful progress.- When I decided to end representation, the firm charged me $1,445 just to withdraw, despite not achieving any substantive results.- After withdrawing, they added nearly $400 in additional charges, which I believe to be unjustified.- I also recently received another invoice for an additional $400 for the same July case closeout, which was simply for passing documents between different personnel within the law firm.- I formally withdrew from Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor in June 2025, and the judge signed the order permitting withdrawal in July 2025. Despite my withdrawal and the court’s order, I continued to receive invoices in July and August, including additional charge

 
Divorce
Posted by anonymous
February 03, 2025
Hired Law Firm

Terrible terrible communication. Criminal billing. Do not use them BE WARNED. As soon as I fired them, they start billing even more. They literally filed my case and spoke to the opposing attorney maybe twice and now have charged me an ungodly amount for it.

Family Law
Posted by Emily
September 14, 2024
Hired Law Firm

NOT TRUSTWORTHY!!!! They use all you money fast and charge you even after you fire them! Awful experience with this company. They have been sending me a bill for 2 years with monthly interest. I've called them and all they want is money. DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY!

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Areas of Law

  • Family Law 7
    • Child Support
    • Child Custody
    • Adoption
    • Domestic Violence
    • Divorce
    • Alimony & Spousal Support
    • Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Criminal Law 1
    • Criminal Proceedings
  • Appellate Practice 1
    • Appeals
  • Fathers Rights 1
    • Paternity & Father's Rights

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