by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Dec 5, 2022 | Bankruptcy
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy you get to discharge your debts and start over with a clean slate. However, Chapter 7 has its downside: you will lose your property. Once you file for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy (also referred to as a liquidation bankruptcy), the bankruptcy...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Dec 5, 2022 | Divorce
There are a several Georgia divorce myths that are continually repeated for various reasons, leading to a lot of confusion about how divorce works in Georgia. Often times, information that would be valid in another state or even another county in Georgia, will not...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Dec 5, 2022 | Estates | Wills | Trusts | Probate
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...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Nov 16, 2022 | Business, Real Estate
Hidden Defects in a Georgia Home Purchase Assume you and your family are looking for a new place to live. When you go inside an apparently lovely open home, you notice a huge crack in the living room wall. As you continue to move around, you see that the kitchen floor...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Nov 16, 2022 | Business, Real Estate
Georgia Real Estate Purchase Sales Agreements FAQs Q. What is an assignment, exactly? A. An assignment transfers all of a contracting party’s rights and duties to a third party. The party that assigns the contract relinquishes its contractual rights to the third...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Oct 17, 2022 | Business
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...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Real estate Closing All real estate closings in Georgia are required by law to be supervised by an attorney. Georgia, unlike other states, does not allow banker closings. Even so-called “witness-only” closings are not permitted in Georgia unless they are...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Custody Visitation What is the definition of child visitation? In a child custody case, visitation is described as a non-custodial parent’s right to see their kid, or as temporary custody given to an otherwise non-custodial parent or relative for a certain...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Custody Schedules and Modifications 50/50 custody schedule A 50/50 schedule allows both parents to have custody of their children for half of the time. The week on/week off arrangement is the most prevalent; Mom has custody for one week and then Dad has custody for...
by Coleman Legal Group, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Legitimization Under Georgia law, a child born out of wedlock may be legitimated in one of two ways: 1. When the child’s recognized parents marry after the kid is born 2. When the father requests the superior court of the mother’s residency to legitimate...
