Gainesville Criminal Defense Blog
Understanding slip and fall accidents and injuries
Accidents happen. It is part of life. At some point a Florida resident will face an injury that they did not cause to happen to themselves. When such an injury occurs, they may feel helpless to move their life forward. Many accidents involve slips, trips, and falls....
Common ways a spouse might try to hide assets
Relationships are often built on trust. A revealing survey demonstrates this does not always apply to finances. The National Endowment for Financial Education found that, among American adults who combine finances with a partner, about four in every 10 admit to...
Georgia law recognizes two separate drunk driving offenses
This past Labor Day weekend you may have had a few drinks at a party and then decided to drive home when you suddenly see red-and-blue lights flashing in your rear-view mirror. The police pull you over, ask you to perform a field sobriety test and then a Breathalyzer...
How can you cope with the wrongful death of a loved one?
One of the hardest challenges that you may ever have to face is the loss of a loved one. If a family member died because of someone else's negligence or recklessness, it may not be until the conclusion of your wrongful death case that you receive closure. In the...
Child support enforcement and foreign countries
Enforcing a child support order is often tough, especially if a parent refuses to work or make payments. However, some child support cases are especially complex, such as those which involve a parent who lives in a foreign country. If your child's other parent lives...
What is gross income for child support purposes?
There are many expenses that people in Georgia need to pay for each month. For parents who are still raising their children, these expenses include paying for their children’s expenses in addition to their own. Raising children is not cheap either. Parents need to pay...
What compensation can I recover after my car accident?
One of the first questions often asked by car accident victims is whether they can recover compensation for the harm that been caused to them and, if so, how can they go about doing so. This is an important question that essentially forms the basis of a personal...
Statewide crackdown on traffic violations underway in Georgia
When Georgia residents think about traffic violations, they are unlikely to consider the possibility that they will need criminal defense to deal with the allegations. This is a common mistake and it can make the situation worse. Traffic offenses might not reach the...
Child custody’s best interests standard and how to approach it
Are your children the most important thing to you? If so, then you’re probably anxious if your facing any sort of child custody dispute. Regardless of whether the matter is being handled through a divorce our outside the confines of marriage, the outcome of a child...
What are the potential consequences for drug possession?
There are many different laws in Georgia that are designed to try and keep people safe. There are traffic laws in place to keep people safe while driving, laws prohibiting assaults, thefts and other actions that can harm people’s person or property. There are also...
