In Georgia, a 6 year old is not old enough to "elect" which parent they want to live with. It is not until the child is 14 that they may make a...

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Can a landlord hold you to a lease agreement if you find out there is a code violation on the property before you move in?

In Georgia a simple code violation may not be enough to void the lease. If the code violation was more substantial (i.e. a safety issue), you may...

I pay child support on a weekly basis, we were never married. how do i get visitation rights?

It sounds like you already have been through some sort of legitimization of the child and that a child support order has been entered. Typically...

Fiancee of father who petitioned for custody - should I go with him to his son's first day of kindergarten?

In any family law question there are both legal issues and practical/emotional issues. Legally, you being there doesn't have any real bearing on...

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My wife left me 3 weeks ago she had just paid all the bills including her car payment and she wants money for utlities do i pay?

Georgia is an equitable division state. This means that the court "equitably divides" the debt and assets of the marriage but it does not mean that...

How do we get sole custody of my fiance's daughter after she was molested at her mothers house??

In Georgia this would most certainly qualify as a "material change in circumstances" and it is also substantial enough that you could ask for an...

Our landlord is trying to get us to pay for repairs we didnt cause, what can we do?

The answer to this quesion is two-fold but both parts revolve around the lease. If the lease requries LL authorization to effect changes to the...

Ex wife wants to move her and my kids across the nation

In Georgia, there is no longer a presumption of the "best interest" of the child lying with the primary custodian. You ABSOLUTELY should challenge...

Does a person without a rental agreement, not the legal owner of the rental property have the right to sue a former tenant?

Under Georgia law, a month to month lease, because it can be "performed" in a period of less than a year, does not have to be in writing to be...

Can a tenet receive utility reimpbursement from landlord for services that are not used?

Assuming you don't have any gas appliances whatsoever, you may both have a right to not continue paying (depending on what is in your lease) but to...