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New Georgia Law Allows Adults Who Were Adopted to Obtain Their Birth Certificates
Cultural attitudes toward adoption have evolved substantially over time. Adoptees and organizations that support them have long sought to overturn laws that prevented people from accessing vital information about themselves and their biological parents. After a lengthy effort, Georgians who were adopted as children now have the right to obtain copies of their original birth […]
Fatal Motorcycle-SUV Crash in Buckhead Highlights Dangerous Conditions
Many traffic collisions are solely attributable to the negligence of a vehicle operator. However, there are factors that make some locations much more dangerous than others. Poor visibility, neglected road surfaces and poor traffic control can all increase the odds of a crash, and establish liability of parties responsible for the hazardous conditions. Without the […]
Visitation Rights of Parents Serving in the Armed Forces
Members of the armed forces make tremendous sacrifices to protect their fellow Americans. At any moment, they might be deployed to a distant location in order to meet a specific need. When a service member is a parent who has visitation rights pursuant to a custody agreement, there are many ways that military duties might […]
Insurance Companies Denying Coverage to Owners of Dogs from Dangerous Breeds
No matter the specific breed, a dog bite can inflict serious harm. Victims might suffer a broken bone or develop a debilitating infection. Though any canine is capable of an unprovoked attack, certain breeds are particularly dangerous. This is evidenced by the fact that some home insurance providers will refuse to provide coverage if the […]
Road Rage Cited as Factor in Four-Vehicle Newnan Accident
As the Metro Atlanta area expands and gets more crowded, it is very common for drivers to experience frustration on heavily trafficked Georgia roads. When people often feel that one of their fellow motorists is driving in an unsafe manner, they usually express their displeasure through some angry words, a horn blast or possibly an […]
How to Decide Between Periodic and Lump-Sum Spousal Support
For many people, the legal divorce process presents a seemingly endless series of important decisions. It can be especially difficult to evaluate complex situations while dealing with the emotional turmoil often associated with the end of a marriage. In cases where one spouse earned all or most of the household income, one of the toughest […]
Georgia Court Dismisses ChatGPT Defamation Claim
More and more, whether we can detect it or not, the content that we read is generated, in whole or in part, by artificial intelligence programs, such as ChatGPT. While these tools can be useful, they are far from foolproof. For starters, AI technology gleans information from patterns of text across millions of websites, which […]
New Georgia Law Might Affect Your Personal Injury Claim
In Georgia and elsewhere, people who are injured as a result of someone else’s negligence are typically entitled to compensation for the damages they incur. While this general principle is true, changes in statutory law can have a significant effect on the recovery received by a personal injury victim. A recently passed bill makes several […]
Georgia Spousal Support Law Does Not Discriminate Based on Sex
As times and family dynamics change, the assumptions that many people make about the divorce process must evolve as well. In previous decades, men were usually the primary breadwinners in a household, so spousal support proceedings mostly involved women seeking payment from their soon-to-be ex-husbands. Now, many women are the top earners in their family. […]
How a Change to Georgia’s Equitable Caregiver Law Might Affect Fathers’ Rights
When a child’s parents are no longer together or are unable to provide care for a period of time, non-parents often fill the gap so that the youth has proper adult supervision. In some cases, this occurs when a mother has primary custody of her son or daughter and then embarks on a new relationship […]
