Georgia and other states are benefiting from an aggressive federal initiative to prod wayward parents into honoring their child support obligations — holding back their passports. Apparently, scofflaws are quicker to make good on their back support when a Caribbean vacation is in jeopardy. In the last fiscal year, Georgia collected $661,727 from offenders facing…
Travis Henry reportedly fathered nine children in four states Story By TY TAGAMIThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 08/25/07 Travis Henry just got tackled by a $3,000-a-month child support judgment. Sure, the Denver Broncos running back has a $25 million contract and a base monthly salary approaching $50,000, but that kind of bill can still crimp your…
In child custody cases, parents often accuse each other of leaving the child inadequately supervised. The allegations can be that the child was left home alone or left with someone who cannot properly supervise the child (such as relatives who are too old or too young). Left Unsupervised: A Look at the Most Vulnerable Children,…
Many cases can get settled simply by getting the parties together to talk. This type of informal meeting is called a "settlement conference." The following steps can help you prepare for a settlement conference and improve the chances of its success: Identify the issues in your case. Understand how the law affects your case. Know…
New regulations snarled travel this summer, but uncovered scofflaws WASHINGTON – The price of a passport: $311,491 in back child support payments for a U.S. businessman now living in China; $46,000 for a musician seeking to perform overseas, and $45,849 for a man planning a Dominican Republic vacation. The new passport requirements that have complicated…
Administrator The person who administers a decedent’s estate when there is no will. Administrator With Will Annexed. The person, other than an Executor, who administers a decedent’s estate when there is a Will (the Will fails to name an Executor or the named Executor cannot or will not serve). Decedent The deceased person. Executor The…
What are the first legal steps I should take after someone dies? The first step is to determine whether the individual who has died left a will. If there is a will, then the executor or some other person may offer the will for probate in the Probate Court. Even if the will is not…
Administrator: The person appointed by the Probate Court to handle the estate of a decedent who died without a will. Administrator with the Will Annexed (Administrator C.T.A.): The person appointed by the Probate Court to handle the estate of a decedent who died with a will if the executor(s) named in the will is/are unable…
-INTRODUCTION- There are a number of different proceedings which may be filed in the Probate Court following the death of a Georgia resident or a non-resident owning property in the State of Georgia. Proceedings are filed in the Probate Court of the county of the deceased person’s residence in Georgia or in the county where…
A lawyer for Chris Rock said Monday that a court-ordered DNA test proved Rock is not the father of a 13-year-old boy whose mother tried to sue the comedian for support earlier this year. Rock’s attorney, John Mayoue of Atlanta, said a Bulloch County judge sent results of the paternity test to lawyers on both…
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I’m not sure there are official statistics for this, but based on my years of experience as a Marietta wills and trust lawyer, the number one reason people don’t do their estate plan is that they simply can’t face their own mortality. In a way, we are like the groundhog…occasionally we stick our heads out…