The Kimbrell Law Firm, P.C.

The Kimbrell Law Firm, P.C. North Georgia family law firm handling divorce, custody, support, mediation, and Guardian ad Litem matters. Mediation Services

🏔️⚖️ MOUNTAIN LAWYER CHRONICLES: May the Scheduling Odds Be Ever in Your Favor 🏹🥎⚾️📅I’m mapping out September and Octobe...
09/02/2026

🏔️⚖️ MOUNTAIN LAWYER CHRONICLES: May the Scheduling Odds Be Ever in Your Favor 🏹🥎⚾️📅

I’m mapping out September and October, and somewhere between 6U baseball, two 10U softball teams, school clubs, practices, different counties, arrival times, jersey colors, and “Mom, I need ___ tomorrow” at 8:47 p.m., our family calendar stopped looking like a schedule and started looking like evidence for trial. 😂

My husband and I live in the same house. We communicate. We’re both involved. We’re on the same team and working from the same playbook.

And coordinating two busy kids is STILL a full-scale logistical operation.

So Family Lawyer Me has a little extra sympathy today for divorced parents doing this from two households—who may not be on the same team anymore, working from the same playbook, or even agreeing on the rules of the game.

Add exchanges, stepparents, work schedules, equipment at the wrong house, the jersey in Mom’s washing machine, the glove in Dad’s truck, a last-minute schedule change, and the school paper discovered at the bottom of a backpack 14 minutes before it’s due. 😵‍💫

Then add the fear that one mistake becomes Exhibit A: Evidence That You Are Clearly the Inferior Parent. ⚖️😂

So, before fall ball officially becomes The Parenting Hunger Games:

📅 Share the calendar. Google, a parenting app, Skylight—whatever works. The point is that BOTH parents have the information.

🥎 Include the details. Arrival time. Game time. Field. Uniform. Equipment. Save everyone 17 follow-up texts.

📸 Send the actual schedule. There is no trophy for being the sole possessor of picture-day information.

🤝 Don’t use information as leverage. Nobody should have to conduct discovery to figure out where their kid plays Saturday. 😉

❤️ Give each other some grace. Good parents forget things. Cleats get left behind. Jerseys end up at the wrong house. Somebody misses the tiny “ARRIVE 45 MINUTES EARLY.”

You don’t have to be on the same team anymore.

But when it comes to your kids, you should still be playing toward the same goal.

Get them to Field 3. In approximately the correct uniform. Wearing both cleats. Preferably fed. 😂

And make sure they know both sides of the stands are cheering for them. ❤️

Some weeks, that’s the championship. 🏆

🏹 May the scheduling odds be ever in your favor.

— Your friendly neighborhood family lawyer, who should probably get back to actual legal work now. 😂⚖️

Local Lawyer Starter Pack: North Georgia Edition. ⛰️⚖️Jeep. Sunglasses.A phone that has apparently never heard of “Do No...
08/18/2026

Local Lawyer Starter Pack: North Georgia Edition. ⛰️⚖️

Jeep. Sunglasses.
A phone that has apparently never heard of “Do Not Disturb.” 😎

Somewhere along the way, somebody decided lawyers are supposed to have a certain look.

Serious. Buttoned up. Very important briefcase. Probably standing in front of a bookshelf with our arms crossed.

Respectfully… no. 😂

Don’t get me wrong. I own the suits. I know when to wear them. I can be appropriately lawyer-y when the occasion requires it.

But I also live here. I work here. I raise my family here. And sometimes I’m returning your phone call from a Jeep with the top off enjoying a little North Georgia sunshine.

I spend a lot of time telling clients not to perform for me, their GAL, the mediator, or the court.

Be honest. Be reasonable. Be yourself.

Seems a little ridiculous to give that advice all day and then manufacture some polished “Attorney Sierra” personality for the internet.

So, this is your local lawyer.

The courtroom gets the blazer.

North Georgia sunshine gets the Jeep.

And everybody gets the same me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

The Best of Georgia awards showcase businesses working hard to take care of their customers and community. The Kimbrell ...
08/07/2026

The Best of Georgia awards showcase businesses working hard to take care of their customers and community. The Kimbrell Law Firm, P.C. is excited to have been nominated! Vote at gbj.com

Here is the link to vote: https://gbj.com/best-of/vote/legal-services

You can vote daily, now through October 31st!

This week’s office…📍Monday → Stephens County – Legitimation & Custody Trial📍Tuesday → Towns County – Contempt & Modifica...
07/22/2026

This week’s office…

📍Monday → Stephens County – Legitimation & Custody Trial

📍Tuesday → Towns County – Contempt & Modification of Alimony Trial

📍Wednesday → Habersham County – Divorce & Custody Trial (Day 1)

📍Thursday → Union County – Testifying as Guardian ad Litem

📍Friday → Back to Habersham County – Divorce & Custody Trial (Day 2)

Different counties. Different families. Different challenges.

Every case comes with its own story, and every client deserves an advocate who’s prepared to meet them where they are.

Let’s have a week … North Georgia. ⚖️🏔️

🌄 On this weeks episode of Mountain Lawyer Chonicles… Checking in from somewhere between a mountain curve, a courthouse,...
07/09/2026

🌄 On this weeks episode of Mountain Lawyer Chonicles…

Checking in from somewhere between a mountain curve, a courthouse, and my next stop.

Wouldn’t have it any other way.

North Georgia… let’s have a day. ⛰️

📚 Before You File… Read These. ☕One of the best investments you can make during a divorce isn’t found in the courtroom.I...
07/08/2026

📚 Before You File… Read These. ☕

One of the best investments you can make during a divorce isn’t found in the courtroom.

It’s education.

Over the years, I’ve noticed something: the clients who navigate divorce most successfully aren’t always the ones who know the most about the law—they’re the ones who learn how to communicate, regulate emotions, set healthy boundaries, and keep their children at the center of every decision.

These are a few of the books I recommend most often to parents walking through separation and co-parenting:

📖 The Co-Parenting Handbook — Karen Bonnell & Kristin Little

📖 BIFF for Co-Parent Communication — Bill Eddy

📖 Mom’s House, Dad’s House — Isolina Ricci

📖 Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child — Dr. John Gottman

📖 The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown

Notice something?

Only one of these books is really about the legal process.

Because successful family law cases aren’t built on statutes alone.

They’re built on:
• Better communication
• Emotional regulation
• Healthy boundaries
• Perspective
• A commitment to putting children first

The courtroom can resolve legal issues.

The work you do outside the courtroom often determines what life looks like after the case is over.

💛 July Family Law Insight

“We can only control our own actions and words. Court orders don’t make people good people, or parents good parents.”

Focus on what you can control. That’s where lasting change begins.

📌 Save this post for later, and if you’re navigating divorce or know someone who is, share it with them. Sometimes the right book can change the way someone walks through one of life’s hardest seasons.

I checked…. Unfortunately, the courthouse still doesn’t offer:📦 Prime Delivery ⚖️ Same-Day Hearings 📄 Overnight Court Or...
07/07/2026

I checked….

Unfortunately, the courthouse still doesn’t offer:
📦 Prime Delivery ⚖️ Same-Day Hearings 📄 Overnight Court Orders 👩‍⚖️ Express Custody Decisions
Trust me… I’ve looked. 😂

One of the hardest conversations I have with clients usually starts with:
“Can’t we just…”
…get a hearing tomorrow? …make the judge rule this week? …make the other parent stop immediately?
I wish it worked that way.

We’re living in a world where almost everything feels instant. Groceries show up at the front door. New golf clubs arrive in two days. Lunch is delivered before your next meeting.

Family law doesn’t work that way.
When children’s futures are involved, thoughtful decisions matter more than fast ones.

Good strategy takes time. Strong cases take time. Healing takes time. Healthy co-parenting takes time.

As frustrating as it can be, I’d rather have a judge who takes the time to get it right than one who rushes to get it done.

Although… if the Judicial Council ever rolls out Prime Court, I’ll be the first one to sign up. 😅















STRONGER PARENTS. STRONGER FAMILIES.July recognizes both International Self-Care Month and National Child-Centered Divor...
07/06/2026

STRONGER PARENTS. STRONGER FAMILIES.
July recognizes both International Self-Care Month and National Child-Centered Divorce Month.

At first glance, those might seem like two completely different ideas.
They’re not.

One of the biggest misconceptions I see in family law is that taking care of yourself somehow takes away from your children.

In reality, the opposite is often true.
A child-centered approach doesn’t mean parents stop mattering.

It means recognizing that children thrive when the adults in their lives are emotionally healthy, regulated, and able to make thoughtful decisions.

Sometimes self-care isn’t a vacation or a spa day.

Sometimes it looks like:
• Going to therapy.
• Setting healthy boundaries.
• Taking a walk instead of sending the text you’ll regret.
• Sleeping before the hearing instead of worrying all night.
• Asking for help.
• Choosing peace over proving a point.

As attorneys, guardians ad litem, mediators, therapists, judges, and parents, we all share the same goal:
Helping children grow up in environments where they feel safe, loved, and secure.

That starts with the adults.
Healthy parents make healthier decisions.
Healthier decisions create greater stability. And stability is one of the greatest gifts we can give a child.

Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s strategic.

— Sierra K. Kimbrell The Kimbrell Law Firm, P.C.

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