The situation may be cut and dried today but you do not know what the future holds. If your son were to come into a large sum of cash, bio-dad...

I just turned 18 a month ago. Is there any way I could adopt my 15 year old sister?

In most jurisdictions there is a required age differential to be able to adopt someone, except in the case of a step parent adoption. You would...

As grandparents, we filed a petition for guardianship for our grandchild. Do we need an attorney also?

This can be a tricky area of the law and a misfiled pleading might bar your filing another petition for a period of time, I would highly recommend...

How can I obtain legal guardianship of my sister with our mother's consent?

I agree with what the others have said. Since you live in Lawrenceville, the Gwinnett Probate Court has one afternoon a month set aside for a...

CIVIL MEDIATION: Why don't attorneys follow the Court guidelines for adr? None of them, including my attorney is following any

Mediation, by its nature, is somewhat amorphus and constantly changing. With the same parties and the same facts, the mediation might be conducted...

If I don't pay my mediation agreement can my ex-wife have me locked up?

I agree that the worst thing to do is to so nothing. This is not an "ignore it and it will go away" situation. It may be that you can get some...

Do I need to hire an attorney to make a will?

You do not have to have an attorney to write a will. You don't need to have a doctor to take out your appendix but I would not recommend doing...

If your name is on a checking or savings account with another person. That person is now deceased who owns account?

It depends on how the account is established. Generally these accounts are joint accounts and the survivor becomes the sole account holder upon...

I own a small business. I am being billed by Georgia power for exterior lighting which is not on my property

Without any more facts than you provided, it sounds like a previous owner of the property had the exterior lighting installed and the payment for...

Generally speaking, courts are reluctant to terminate a biological parent's rights unless there is a step-parent or other party wanting to adopt...