Georgia Adult Protective Services Authority for Adult Protective Services is found at O.C.G.A. ยง 30-5-1 et seq. The stated purpose of the Act ” is to provide protective services for abused, neglected, or exploited disabled adults and elder persons. It is not the purpose of this chapter to place restrictions upon the personal liberty of […]
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Sometimes you just have to say No “No” isn’t a four-letter word. Saying “no” isn’t necessarily bad and you shouldn’t feel bad when you say it. Part of saying no means taking a stand. It can mean standing up to injustice. For example, our legal system is, for the most part, dependent on people saying […]
There are many types of “Plaintiff’s cases.” This article focuses on injury cases. Injury cases can be as simple as a car wreck or as complex as a medical malpractice case. Regardless, they generally require four essential elements: duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages. See Calhoun First Nat’l Bank v. Dickens, 264 Ga. 285 […]
A free webinar for civil attorneys and legal advocates was recently announced. It is presented by theย National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)ย and theย American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence (ABA CDSV)ย and sponsored by theย U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). All webinars will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. […]