Can a structured settlement from a personal injury case be exempt under GA bankrupcty law?

A personal injury claim is an asset that must be disclosed. Depending on how it is done, some or all of it could be exempt from creditors claims. ...

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Can I convert from a chapter 13 to a chapter 7 after the mortgage and automobile have been paid?

Only your lawyer can answer for sure. Whether a case can be converted depends in part on whether you otherwise qualify for a chapter 7, and your...

Spouse - lost job and may default on car and house loan

If he is on the loans, he IS legally responsible. As I am sure his divorce lawyer told him, his divorce could not remove him from loan documents. ...

Can american children be adopted if the family in mexico wants them?

Parental rights are almost never terminated in a way that would allow an adoption unless an adoption has been filed. It is vital that you...

Bigamy punishment in Georgia ?

Your divorce lawyer (and you need to have one) can give guidance. It is possible you might never be prosecuted depending on how the divorce goes.

Can a simple will supercede a previous trust?

Maybe, maybe not, depending on the wording of both documents. I'd have to read both to answer you.

What is the last day of the statute of limitations?

In most counties a case can't be filed on 9/25/2010. So 9/24/2010 would be a deadline. It is dangerous to have waited that long because if the...

Wanting to adopt my stepdaughter.

Fathers can't terminate their rights. Only a court can do that and it only happens outside of adoptions in rare circumstances. THere is no...

Can the age of the adopting parent be waived?

Per the below statute, you can't. I disagree with the other answer here. OCGA 19-5-3 Who may adopt a child; when petition must be filed in...

What legal rights if any does she have. See below.

When a person chooses not to be married, she chooses not to have any rights to things like alimony and other relief she could have sought in a...