Spousal support made national headlines in the late 2010s. For about fifty years, obligees (people receiving support) had to report receipts as income, and obligors (people paying support) could deduct the payments. The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act … [Read more...]
Can I Get Off Probation Early in Georgia?
The law just changed on this point, so we have been getting lots of calls about this issue. However, these legal changes don’t benefit all probationers in Cobb County. Many must continue to deal with the old early discharge system. That’s not … [Read more...]
Who Was That (Un)Masked Man: Facemasks, Criminal Trespass, and Other Random Musings
As of the spring of 2021, the coronavirus pandemic is clearly in its late stages. The easing of facemask and other requirements brings laws like Section 16-7-21 into the forefront. Georgia’s criminal trespass law is perhaps the broadest criminal law … [Read more...]
If I Failed a Chemical Test, Am I Automatically Guilty of DUI?
Looking only at the Georgia law, it would appear that the answer to this question is “yes.” The Peachtree State has a per se DUI law. If the defendant’s BAC level is above the legal limit, the defendant is intoxicated as a matter of law. Physical … [Read more...]
Selecting the Best Marietta Criminal Defense Lawyer
Georgia has more lawyers than almost any other jurisdiction in the country. There are almost 33,000 licensed attorneys in the Peachtree State. That’s roughly 31 attorneys for every 10,000 residents. At first, pretty much all these lawyers seem the … [Read more...]
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