- Has represented clients for 20+ years in Family Courts of South Carolina.
- Has represented clients for 20+ years in the Augusta Judicial Circuit family court.
- Routinely represents clients in divorce cases involving multimillion dollars in assets.
- Routinely represents fathers seeking custody of children.
- Routinely assists clients in settling the case by agreement or mediation without litigation.
- Has represented many clients in determining complicated visitation arrangements.
- Routinely litigates and defends contempt actions.
Joan’s domestic litigation practice includes actions for divorce and post-divorce issues of custody, child support, alimony and equitable division; the legitimation of children born out of wedlock, termination of parental rights and adoption; appellate work in Georgia and South Carolina concerning all of these disputes, and frequent UCCJEA jurisdictional disputes between a parent in Georgia or South Carolina and a parent in another state.
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Appellate Practice – Best Lawyers in America®, 2023 – 2025
Augusta Office
Truist Building (7th Floor)
801 Broad Street Augusta, GA 30901
Office: 706.722.4481 | Fax: 706.722.9779
Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm
Adoption
Agreements for all family court issues
Alimony
Arbitration for all family court issues
Child Custody
Child Visitation
Child Support
Complex Asset Division
Divorce- contested/uncontested
Domestic Litigation
Legitimation of child
Litigation of all family court issues
Mediation for all family court issues
Modification of all family court issues
Paternity of child
Termination of Parental Rights
Aiken County Bar
Augusta Family Law Bar
Augusta Bar Association
Augusta Bar Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma State University, 1987, B.S., journalism;
Oklahoma State University, 1987, B.A., French;
Oklahoma State University, 1987, minor in Political Science;
University of Tulsa College of Law, 1991, Juris Doctor.
State Bar of Georgia
South Carolina Bar
Bar of Arkansas
Joan is admitted to practice in all State appellate courts in Georgia and South Carolina, and in Federal court in South Carolina.
Adoption
Agreements for all family court issues
Alimony
Arbitration for all family court issues
Child Custody
Child Visitation
Child Support
Complex Asset Division
Divorce- contested/uncontested
Domestic Litigation
Legitimation of child
Litigation of all family court issues
Mediation for all family court issues
Modification of all family court issues
Paternity of child
Termination of Parental Rights
Aiken County Bar
Augusta Family Law Bar
Augusta Bar Association
Augusta Bar Foundation, Inc.
Oklahoma State University, 1987, B.S., journalism;
Oklahoma State University, 1987, B.A., French;
Oklahoma State University, 1987, minor in Political Science;
University of Tulsa College of Law, 1991, Juris Doctor.
State Bar of Georgia
South Carolina Bar
Bar of Arkansas
Joan is admitted to practice in all State appellate courts in Georgia and South Carolina, and in Federal court in South Carolina.
Augusta Office
Truist Building (7th Floor)
801 Broad Street Augusta, GA 30901
Office: 706.722.4481 | Fax: 706.722.9779
Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm
Our Mission: Hull Barrett, PC is committed to delivering positive outcomes for its clients in an efficient and ethical manner through the employment of talented, skilled attorneys and an able support staff dedicated to professionalism, integrity, and client-focused results.