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A number of states have changed their alimony laws in recent years, so that spousal support is more like child support. A guideline formula, which is usually based on income disparity and length of the marriage, is presumptively reasonable in most cases. But Georgia still has rather subjective alimony laws. Both initial determinations and subsequent …
If You See Something, Say Something: How Do You Know When to Report Child Abuse? During the coronavirus pandemic, reports of child abuse in Georgia dropped precipitously. According to many experts, that’s probably not a good thing. Coronavirus lockdowns were hard on everyone, especially from a financial standpoint. People who were barely making ends meet …
For centuries after Europeans arrived in the 1600s, American children were legally the property of their parents or guardians. The first children’s rights advocacy groups formed in the late 1800s. But there were still no child abuse laws. If prosecutors pursued child abuse cases, which were not very likely, they charged abusers with violating animal …
What You Need to Know About Violent Assault Cases With the exception of DUI, assault, and especially domestic violence assault, is probably the most commonly-charged criminal infraction in Cobb County. Roughly a third of all felonies have a domestic violence element. Prosecutors like bringing domestic violence charges whenever possible. They look good politically and have …
From a financial standpoint, spousal support is one of the most controversial elements in a marriage dissolution case. Some jurisdictions have substantially rewritten their alimony laws in recent years, and some have not changed their laws at all. But Regardless of state law alterations, big changes are coming in January 2019. Many people (mostly divorced …
A pickup truck rear-ended a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, causing the gas tank to explode which killed a four-year-old boy. Chrysler, the parent company now known as FCA US, contends that the driver of the truck was responsible, but jurors in the wrongful death case determined otherwise. The jury initially awarded $150 million to the …
