Georgia Law

Danger of DIY Legal Work

Sometime people want to avoid the expense of paying an attorney and they try DIY (do it yourself) fixes. Recently…

1 month ago

Transfer-on-Death Deeds in Georgia

During the 2024 legislative session, HB 1247 morphed into SB 420, which passed both houses and was signed by the…

2 months ago

Promise of life estate, based on oral promise, could be enforced

In Farmer v. Farmer (decided March 15, 2024), the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's grant of summary…

2 months ago

Probate Court Reversed for Ordering Conservatorship Accounting Before Determining Identity of Estate’s Personal Representative

The Georgia Court of Appeals decided the case of In re Bessie Mae Blake on February 20, 2024. Willis Blake…

3 months ago

Georgia Court of Appeals Revisits the Preponderance-of-the-Evidence Standard

In White v. Stanley (Georgia Ct. App. 10/3/2023), Rhonda White appealed a jury verdict  in favor of the defendants relating…

9 months ago

Approving Settlements for Minors

In April, 2022, we reported that HB 620 altered how settlements for minors can be approved under O.C.G.A. § 29-3-3,…

1 year ago

Selected Georgia Medicaid Decisions

The following Georgia Medicaid cases were litigated outside the context of an administrative hearing, or were appealed beyond that point.…

1 year ago

The Plaintiff’s Injury Case

There are many types of "Plaintiff's cases." This article focuses on injury cases. Injury cases can be as simple as…

1 year ago

How to Communicate with Courts, Parties in Litigation and Others

There are times when formal "legal" communication is necessary. This post addresses several instances regarding how that can be done.…

2 years ago

Probate Court’s Order on Emergency Guardianship is not appealable

On May 20, 2022, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued its Order in In re Estate of Brenda Elizabether Strother…

2 years ago