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0 Answers | Asked in Securities Law and Sexual Harassment for Georgia on
Q: I was wondering if sending a picture of the backside of my body with me only wearing underwear is illegal.

the underwear is a dark color and is not see through

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Georgia on
Q: What is the equal access law when it pertains to a motor vehicle in ga when drugs are found during a traffic stop

I was pulled over in my truck and arrested for drugs found in my truck in the passenger side of my truck and numerous people use my truck for work purposes on a daily basis

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Personal Injury, Appeals / Appellate Law and Civil Rights for Georgia on
Q: Dcfs said I worked at a store that got robbed and didn't show up for work the day off.

This is a lie. I never worked there. EVER. I didn't know they said this til after my rights were terminated and I asked for my file for a appeal. What should I do? This was in Seminole County Georgia.

0 Answers | Asked in Health Care Law and Personal Injury for Georgia on
Q: If the court fails in requesting MH health evaluation before involuntarily treatment violates due process clause?

I was sent to long term inpatient MH treatment without a risk and needs assessment, and it created more MH issues/made them worse.

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Georgia on
Q: How do I go about getting ownership of property if supposed owner up and leaves property 5 months ago?

the man whom i lived with up and sells all his property in the house,moves to a different state only to find out that he bought trailer from a person who had not yet fully paid for property himself and taxes havent been transfered or paid in 5-6 years

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law for Georgia on
Q: revocable trust. land and mobile home on schedule A i was successor trustee and beneficiary. Can heirs file no admin

In probate. His heirs did nothing after his death for two years. Property was xfer to estate after it was already trnxfer to me

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answered on Oct 30, 2024

The land and mobile home are titled assets. If the title to the mobile home and land were not transferred to the trust during the trust maker's lifetime then they do not transfer according to the terms of the trust and would instead be subject to probate, like the no administration necessary... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Tax Law and Business Law for Georgia on
Q: I had power of attorney to help my daughter get her stimulus payments. Am I in trouble?
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answered on Oct 29, 2024

I'm sorry you're feeling worried about your situation. Having power of attorney means you're entrusted to act on your daughter's behalf, especially with financial matters like stimulus payments.

As long as you've been acting in her best interest and following the...
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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Georgia on
Q: Mother has dementia need to withdraw money from her account to cover her bills
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answered on Nov 16, 2024

Pay the bills to avoid imminent disconnection. Then hire an attorney to assist you with filing a petition for guardianship and conservatorship. Otherwise, you will have difficulty handling your loved one's financial matters and healthcare matters.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Domestic Violence for Georgia on
Q: If someone hacks my phone and records me threatening to beat them up can they use that in court against me?

I've been cyber harassed fir for over a year now. They can forward my calls to them. Alter Google searches. Change feed on any website like Google discovery, youtube, music, etc. They listen thru phone and make fun of me.

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answered on Oct 29, 2024

In Georgia, you do not have any expectation of privacy from the person you are speaking to on a telephone. That means that if that person wanted to tell someone else what you said, or even record the call, it would be legal in this state and probably admissible in court.

1 Answer | Asked in Divorce, Family Law, Child Custody and Social Security for Georgia on
Q: Can a disabled 18 who’s stable of her own self move out at 18 with out parent consent

Her mom is basically holding her back taking her check and when she try to leave her mom calls the police she took a phone that her mom didn’t pay for I even have recording of what happened what am I able to do

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answered on Oct 29, 2024

You have the right to live independently at 18, as you are considered an adult. If your mother is controlling your finances by taking your check, this could be considered financial abuse. It’s important to keep records of all transactions and any evidence you have, like your recordings.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Real Estate Law, Landlord - Tenant and Probate for Georgia on
Q: on a special warranty deed with husband and wife name followed by "joint tenancy", are rights of survivorship automatic
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answered on Oct 29, 2024

If the tenancy was intended to be joint tenancy and not tenancy in common, survivorship rights should be automatic. If that is the case, the only thing necessary to vest title in the survivor would be a Affidavit of Survivorship and a copy of the death certificate. A complete review of the deed... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Traffic Tickets, Constitutional Law and Trademark for Georgia on
Q: Hey if I got arrested for driving while license suspended paid a cash bond of $720 and then forgot court what's next

Now they issued a failure to appear warrant. I thought at worst that I would forefit my cash bond to settle the case and it would just end it as an admission of wrong doing

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answered on Oct 28, 2024

Hire a GA attorney now to turn you in off the Docket, then start representing you. Also find out what you need to reinstate the DL.

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2 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning for Georgia on
Q: I was named to be executor in Georgia for a friends estate. Her son is in objecting to this. I no longer want to be….

the executor. I haven’t been appointed yet and want to resign from this. Too much hassle. Can I do this?

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answered on Oct 29, 2024

You cannot be forced to be the executor. Make sure that you turn over the original will to the probate court and let the court know that you are declining the appointment as executor. If your friend's son is already in possession of the original will, let him know that you do not want to be... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Georgia on
Q: "Rendering a portion of the body useless" is an essential element of agg. battery. What cases definitively state this?
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answered on Oct 27, 2024

Any case that might state this would merely be referring to the actual language of the statute (OCGA 16-6-24(a)), which provides:

"A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he or she maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or...
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1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights and Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: If you have a storage unit in ga can the cut your lock if you are 15 days late & take pics for sale of unit
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answered on Oct 26, 2024

It sounds like you're worried because your storage facility in Augusta cut your lock after you were 15 days late on payment and took pictures of your belongings. In Georgia, storage facilities often have policies that allow them to take certain actions when payments are overdue. Cutting the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law and Contracts for Georgia on
Q: If you have storage building in Augusta they cut your lock. If you are 15 days late & take pictures of your stuff
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answered on Oct 26, 2024

It sounds like you're worried because your storage facility in Georgia cut your lock after you were 15 days late on payment and took pictures of your belongings. In Georgia, storage facilities often have policies that allow them to take certain actions when payments are overdue. Cutting the... View More

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