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Your subtitle goes right here.Georgia: Legal Name Changes for Children
Georgia Name Change Process for Children (Summarized) 1. File a petition with the county Superior Court. If you wish to alter your child's name (first, middle, and/or last), you must first submit a petition with the superior court in the county where your child...
Juvenile Criminal Process in Georgia
What age can I be charged as an adult? In Georgia, the age at which you could be charged as an adult is 17. However, it's crucial to understand that O.C.G.A 16-3-1 sets the minimum age for criminal prosecution at 13. This is because, under 13, the requisite criminal...
Common Estate Planning Mistakes
Only a little more than half of Georgia parents have an estate plan, such as a will or living trust document, in place. Even when parents do have the documents, many of their adult children do not know that such documents exist, or the contents of the documents. So...
Business Sales and Purchase Sales Agreements
Purchase Sales Agreement A Georgia residential purchase and sale agreement is a legally binding contract between two parties (seller and buyer) for the purpose of transferring residential property ownership. This contract includes all important information about the...
Georgia: Fault vs. No-Fault Divorce
Fault vs. No-Fault Divorce in Georgia Georgia is a no-fault divorce state, which means either party may request a divorce by asserting that the marriage cannot be saved. No-fault basically means that there are fundamental disputes between the parties that cannot be...
Georgia Quit Claim Deeds – A Primer
To transfer property from one party to another, a deed is needed to successfully make the transaction. A deed is a legal document that transfers an individual's interest in a property to another person. A quit claim is a type of deed and can transfer property in a...
