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0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Education Law for Georgia on
Q: What can I do about what the school did to my children & I?

So, the front office lady has always been rude to me & doesn’t like me, I ran out of gas unexpectedly on my way home the other day because my gas hand broke. I called the office & asked that lady to have my kids brought back to the school on the bus because I wouldn’t make it home in... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Georgia on
Q: I posted screenshots sharing my experience. They said people started messaging them threats so they was filing charges

Would I be charge even though I didnt make a threat, only posted screenshots of my experience and i got where they said they was calling CPS as retalation?

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Georgia on
Q: How can be cleared of charges that were filed against me if the damages don’t exist

My twins got into the arts and crafts supplies and got paint on the floor( it’s washable paint ) my Landlord saw it and pressed charges on me for damage to property and although I cleaned the paint up they won’t drop the charges

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: I am a landlord in Georgia. The tenant has left my rental but she left a storage shed with misc. items.

I have contacted her several times but the shed has not been removed. The shed is probably worth $1000. What should I do to maintain possession. What sort of documentation do I need to send to her? It has been about 45 days.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Georgia on
Q: What probate form do i need to use when im the only heir left alive to my parents property?

I have no sisters and my only brother died recently. He had no children and was never married. He lived at my moms house which is still in her name. She passed away a few years ago and my father passed long ago. There was no will. I need to get her property transfered to me. Its all bought and paid... View More

James Clifton
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answered on Nov 20, 2024

Depending on how long ago your mother died, you may be able to file an affidavit that shows you as the only heir which would allow you to manage the property and sell it. If that is not an option, you can file for no administration necessary with the probate court since you are the only heir. Once... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law, Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice for Georgia on
Q: I am not a lawyer. My former primary care Dr elected to join another concerige practice.

I elected to stay with the remaining DR. in the practice. I recently discovered there was no effort to transfer my medical records to the remaining Dr in the practice. title-31/chapter-33/section-31-33-2/ is ambiguous in this case of failure to transfer. It appears the records are being held... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: Pausing or overturning an eviction, currently facing felony charges damages that don’t exist

My landlord is evicting me for damages to my apartment and past due rent. I have lived in my apartment since April of 2020 and haven’t had to pay rent due to my apartment being income based. The damages was washable paint my 4 year old twins got on the floor that I cleaned up. I’ve been... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Traffic Tickets for Georgia on
Q: While backing up (very slowly) in a parking garage, I hit a fire extinguisher box. I thought I had backed into a pillar.

I didn’t think to get out of my truck and check for damage. I thought, at most, I would have a dent in my fender. Two days later, the Atlanta PD called. I’m being charged with hit and run. What should I do?

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, Business Law and Military Law for Georgia on
Q: Can a company make me makeup time after they change a policy?

I work as government contractor. During a hurricane, the local military closed the base and did not provide a place to work. They have decided to not pay the company I work for during this time. The company I work for had a flex time off policy for incleament weather. They approved it, but now sent... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Federal Crimes and Libel & Slander for Georgia on
Q: What kind of lawyer do I need after an officer falsified evidence against me for making a compliant about her fellow cop

I have no criminal history. I’m actually a retired EMT. I’ve been gang stalked by my new husbands ex’s and her friends. Some of her friends work in the local police and DA office. A particular officer has made a report containing false information I can disprove with video against me because... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Divorce, Family Law and Real Estate Law for Georgia on
Q: I want to sell my house but my ex wife does not want to. The title is under my name and the deed is in both our names.

There was no court settlement at the time of the divorce as we chose to do that on our own. My ex refuses to sign a quit claim. How can I proceed to have her name removed from the deed? Can I still sell the house even if she does not want to ?

James Clifton
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James Clifton
answered on Nov 19, 2024

You cannot remove her name from the deed without her consent. You can force her to sell the property, but that can only be accomplished through a partition lawsuit. In a partition lawsuit, you ask the court to divide the property evenly. This typically only works if the property is undeveloped... View More

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0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: My landlord pressed charges on me due to damages to property but it was washable paint that got cleaned up.

My four year old twins got into the arts and crafts supplies and put paint on my floor, door, and refrigerator. My landlord saw it and immediately sent me an eviction notice. I cleaned the paint up but is still pressing charges against me for damage to property,I’m also facing eviction and was... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: My Landlord is evicting me for damages and past due rent, I’m currently facing criminal

The paint was washable my four year old twins played in the paint on the floor. I haven’t received any past due rent notices or any notices pertaining to damages found in my apartment. My landlord never asked questions or checked to see if I had cleaned the paint off the floor. I was never... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Traffic Tickets for Georgia on
Q: I was driving own a suspended license and was caught working fory self

I was working for a person can the charge stick

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: my LL has served me with an eviction notice. can i file counterclaim and another lawsuit against the LL.

the house was condemned within the first month

he forced entry when i wasnt home screwed the windows closed on the outide

people has tried to come inside the resident with me inside

threathen me with an eviction notice since week 3

sent people to peak inside the... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Malpractice for Georgia on
Q: OK my son was indicted on a seven count indictment how should indictment with two party's be worded

The indictment is word as is are charged as party and party to the crime but does not say which is which is this flawed

0 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law for Georgia on
Q: What are my rights if a tow truck company damaged my car during a repossession

I paid my past due payments and went to pick my car up after it had been towed and it was not drivable due to the tow company damaging it

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