Chinwe N. Foster’s Answers

If you are represented, then neither the D.A., Investigator, nor Judge should be talking to you without your attorney present. As for your second issue, your attorney is more familiar with the circumstances of your case, so he would be better able to answer that question.

Has the child been legitimated by the father? If not, he has no rights whatsoever to the Child. I am shocked that the police told her that there was nothing they could do (she should have spoken to a supervising officer). If she cannot afford to retain an attorney, have her contact your local legal aid to see if they can assist her. If the child is legitimated and there is a custody/visitation order in place that he is violating, she needs to show that to the police...or file a motion for...

What stage is the case in? In many of the metro areas, the Judges may not allow you to prolong the proceedings by waiting until the date of trial (or a short time before trial) to ask for time to retain new counsel, especially if there is already a Public Defender assigned to the case. As far as payment plans, many attorneys will accept payment plans, but will require that the balance is paid in full before the case is resolved in court. I would suggest contacting several attorneys to...

Unfortunately he could get revoked on the arrest alone, even if the new charge is dismissed (depending on the circumstances). If he takes a plea to even a reduced Theft By Taking, he would very likely be revoked as well. Unless the date of the incident of the new charge occurred prior to taking the 1st offender plea. He could also lose his first offender status if he is violated. As my colleague stated, the Probation Violation is a new charge and he will have to deal with both cases in...

First, I would suggest that you contact a qualified criminal defense attorney to assist you in this matter ASAP. Secondly, the officer is not the person who decides what to officially charge you with; after the prosecution gets the case and reviews the evidence, they could possible charge you with another offense if they feel that the evidence supports the charge - double jeopardy is not applicable in this instance. Even if you are not charged with Aggravated Assault, based on the facts you...

If you are in Fulton county, you can find helpful information in their family law information center. Here is the website: http://www.fultoncourt.org/family/family-flic.php The Child Support Worksheet and some helpful guidelines can be found here: https://cscalc.gaaoc.us/ HOWEVER, I would not suggest trying to go through a divorce on your own if there are children involved. I've found that many times that individuals try to go pro se on matters like this involving children, more...

O.C.G.A. § 16-2-20 defines Party to a Crime in Georgia. It states: (a) Every person concerned in the commission of a crime is a party thereto and may be charged with and convicted of commission of the crime. (b) A person is concerned in the commission of a crime only if he: (1) Directly commits the crime; (2) Intentionally causes some other person to commit the crime under such circumstances that the other person is not guilty of any crime either in fact or because of legal...

Entering auto and Criminal Damage 2nd degree both carry a penalty of 1 to 5 years for each charge. Sentencing is at the judges discretion based on the circumstances. I would suggest that your friend retain an attorney to represent him. If your friend does not want to go to trial, then an attorney could assist him in negotiating a plea deal.

As my colleague stated, it is not clear as to whether you have counsel representing you in either the abandonment or child support case. If you don't, I would suggest that you contact a family law attorney to go over the specifics of your case. You do not want to go before a judge not knowing the correct arguments to bring up that may help make your case. Without knowing the specifics of your case, I cannot say whether or not a judge would dismiss your abandonment case, however the law is...

Getting your record expunged would depend on what the outcome of the case was. If your case was dismissed, nolle prossed, you received PTI or some sort of first offender, you can petition to have your record expunged in GA. An attorney would be able to assist you in doing this. If you were convicted or took a guilty plea to something, you will not be able to get that expunged. If you are speaking about databases like mugshots.com, you would have to contact the organization to assist you...