If the landlord has filed a dispossessory, you file your answer and counterclaim at the same time.

The counterclaim would include any repairs you made, the decreased value of your lease, property loss, personal injuries (if any), mental distress, inconvenience, and for wrongful eviction.... View More

If he files, you oppose it. If he is due for an increase in child support, you should schedule a time to discuss this matter in full with an attorney.

What does your lease say about when you have to notify the tenant about nonrenewal?

If it's 60 days for example, you have to let the tenant know of the increase on or before the 60 day limit. If the lease does not have a deadline for nonrenewal, you have to let the tenant know of the... View More

Unfortunately, child support isn't tied to whether the children follow the visitation schedule.

You can file a motion for contempt against her for the middle child. However, at 16, that child has the right to voice his/her choice on visitation/custody. Normally, judges will not... View More

Judges will normally not allow children to remain in the courtroom.

However, if he is concerned his wishes may not be considered, he is of the age that he can file an affidavit regarding his choices on child custody/visitation.

In Georgia, she can file for "separate maintenance" and obtain child support before filing for a divorce.

The house is a marital property issue, not a child support issue. If you wife works, you may want to require her to pay a portion of the mortgage to you based on your... View More

Standard leases have a provision that state either if nobody terminates the lease is renewed for another term (usually 12 months) OR the lease goes month to month until either party gives notice of termination. If the second provision is in your lease, the terms of the written lease still apply.

When did you vacate on the day you did the walk through?

How long after you vacated did he do the last walk through?

The landlord has to do the move out checklist and send it to you no later than three days after you moved out.

Yes, a demand to vacate must be made before a dispossessory can be filed.

If the landlord skips over that step, the tenant can use that as a defense in the action.

Two weeks ago, I won in an action because the landlord skipped that important step.

The father has to pay child support under the order until the order is modified.

He just needs to file a petition to modify child support because the child lives with him.

If the current order doesn't give an end date and a new child support amount for the remaining two children, you will have to return to court to modify the order.

You don't have to have an attorney. However, you should consider consulting with one in an hour office visit. The... View More

Do you rent the entire house?

Does your rent and lease include access to the basement or does it specifically exclude it?

Also, have you called code enforcement in your county or municipality to determine if you are required to have access to the water heater? Each county and... View More

Probably not, this is the problem with forms. You should tell your landlord to modify that section to state you already paid the security deposit and it will be applied to this new lease.

I am happy to see that you in fact read your lease. In my experience 95% of people would simply sign... View More

Did you guarantee your son's debt?

Have you been sued for that debt and lost in court?

Is your son part owner of the house?

Does the debt relate to repairs or improvements to the house?

If the answers are no, I don't see how legally the lien can be placed on the house.

It is possible on two occasions:

(1) there was a support order before the marriage and you never filed the petition to modify; and

(2) the mother or father seeks separate maintenance (legal separation) and the custodial parents is awarded child support.

The walk though is done once the house is vacant. It behooves her to wait. Boxes and furniture may just be hiding damages.

Regardless of when she does the walkthrough, any checklist of damages should note it was done before the move out date.

You can do your own video walkthrough... View More

You will need to legitimate him and file for custody. Even though you may be the birth father, in Georgia, you need to legitimate the child before you obtain custody.

If you are the father and haven't legitimated her, you may be able to file the legitimation, custody, and child support petition in one action.

If the daughter moved to the non-custodial parent, that parent must file to modify child support to terminate his payments, and possibly start collecting support.

If you complain about the harassment (follow your employee handbook on filing internal complaints) and nothing is done or you are retaliated against, certainly, move forward and file a charge with the EEOC.