Family Law

• Divorce
  Divorce – Prose Only Pro Se divorce litigation means you are representing yourself in your divorce case, without an attorney. The procedures that you must follow are the same if you are Pro Se, except you will be responsible for filling and filing out all the legal forms. Some of the factors that play a role in a person deciding on a Pro Se divorce are: One can’t afford to hire an attorney. They are getting an uncontested divorce, have no children or marital assets and don’t want the added expense of an attorney
• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Temporary Guardianship Papers - The temporary guardianship form is ideally used when parents are traveling abroad and are leaving their child in the care of a family member or trusted friend. Another instance may be when the child is going on a field trip or excursion with a school, on a sports trip or on holiday with friends. Should the trip be across borders it is imperative to issue a parental travel consent form with your free temporary guardianship form. Even if the child is traveling with a parent, the legal circumstances may be such that the non-traveling parent may have to sign a parental travel consent form. At times it may be impossible to get hold of parents in an emergency situation, so your free temporary guardianship form granting permission to authorize medical treatment can prevent serious delays (or simply issue a separate parental medical consent form in the case of the child being looked after by a child minder).

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  A: No you do not have to use an attorney to get a document notarized. Many attorneys are notaries so some of them can notarize documents for you. You are not required to have an attorney for any legal action wherein you represent yourself. However just because it is not required does not mean that it is not advisable, remember the notary’s role is only to ensure that the person referenced in the document actually signed it in front of the notary and that the notary identified that person. Unless the notary is an attorney, they may not give advice. This is where an attorney’s insight and input is invaluable. Also keep in mind just like doctors attorneys specialize in areas of law. You wouldn’t ask your plastic surgeon to perform a heart transplant would you? So don’t ask a personal injury attorney to draft your will. Attorneys specialize like all other professionals so use someone in their area of expertise.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Last Will and Testament - A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death. A Last Will & Testament is one of the most important legal documents a person can create in his or her lifetime: it's the document that states who receives the assets of that person upon death. Spending time to create a legal Will is simply smart estate planning: it guarantees that your family receives the assets of your estate as YOU decide, and not as some local probate court judge decides.
• Wills
• Power of Attorney
  The Georgia state code permits the creation of a durable power of attorney for health care. A Georgia durable power of attorney for health care permits a person to designate an agent to make health care decisions on his behalf if he is unable to do so due to incapacity. No physician or health care provider is subject to civil or criminal liability solely because she complies with the directions of an agent acting through a power of attorney. A common misconception is that a power of attorney continues after you die. For example, some people believe the agent is vested with authority to make decisions to deal with your funeral arrangements. In fact, a durable power of attorney for health care ends automatically when you die. An aspect of Georgia law that differs from that in other states involves your competence and termination of the power of attorney. Under Georgia law, you are able to terminate your durable power of attorney for health care without regard to your physical or mental condition.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Security Deed - At closing for purchase or refinance of real estate, a borrower will usually execute a promissory note agreeing to pay the lender a specific amount of money over a given period of time according to the terms and conditions of the note. In order to protect its interests, the lender, depending on the state in which the real estate is located, will require the borrower to execute a mortgage, security deed or similar document. A mortgage is an interest in real estate created by a written document providing security to a lender for the performance under the terms of a note. The legal title to the property remains with the borrower, while the lender has an interest in the real estate to the extent of the amount of the note. A security deed is similar but transfers legal title to the lender for the term of the note. In the event of default by a borrower, a security deed provides the lender an opportunity to foreclose or seize the property without having to take the borrower to court. The mortgage also allows foreclosure but requires that the lender use a judicial foreclosure process to convert its interest in the real estate into legal title. In Georgia, borrowers execute a security deed. But in New York, for example, borrowers execute a mortgage. While both a mortgage and security deed require the lender to provide notice to the borrower in the event of default, the foreclosure process is usually quicker through a security deed.