No Right to Have Marriage Certificate Modified After Name Change

4 months ago

In In re Stroud, 361 Ga. App. 736 (2021), Shawn Stroud married Chelsea Lawson. At the time, Stroud's legal name…

There is no right to appeal a non-final Guardianship Order

4 months ago

In In re Bruni, 369 Ga. App. 488 (2023), the adult children of a proposed ward filed a petition for…

Moratorium on Nursing Home Staffing Standards

4 months ago

Moratorium on Nursing Home Staffing Standards On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law.…

Medicaid Changes for Seniors in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

5 months ago

There are a few major changes for elders in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. First, as discussed in numerous…

Recent Supreme Court Medicaid Case Does Not Change the Law

5 months ago

Recent Supreme Court Medicaid Case In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (US 6/26/2025), the Supreme Court decided that two…

Expert Testimony

5 months ago

As an initial proposition, all relevant evidence is admissible. See Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 402. In 1993, the U.S.…

Improper Use Spoils Trust

5 months ago

Improper Use Spoils Trust Is it possible to spoil a trust by misusing it? The answer was "yes" in S.P.…

2025 Legislative Changes to Georgia’s Guardianship and Conservatorship Law

5 months ago

2025 Legislative Changes During its 2025 session, the Georgia Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, two new laws impacting guardianships…

ADLs and IADLs

6 months ago

ADLs and IADLs Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living describe basic skills for getting through the…