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Why a Collection Attorney is an effective and best alternative
Why a Collection Attorney is an effective and best alternative to collect past due consumer-customer or commercial-client balances due and owing? So, your company in a challenging situation, you have consumer-customers and/or commercial-clients that owe you money. You’ve attempted on...
So you’re thinking that you want to buy some investment property and lease it?
Becoming a landlord can be a great choice, if you want to generate wealth. Investment home purchases continue to rise, according to the National Association of Realtors. It is important to remember this can be a lucrative as long as...
Second DUI in Georgia? You CAN Get a Restricted License
On July 1, 2017, the Georgia Legislature updated OCGA 40-5-64.1 to allow people convicted of a second DUI within a 5-year period to get a restricted license. The new license is called an "Ignition Interlock Limited Driving Permit" and it...
To Text or Not to Text: That is the Question
To Text or Not to Text: That is the Question In Brown v. Brown, the Tennessee Court of Appeals recently overturned a decision from the Hamilton County Circuit Court which designated the father as the primary residential parent (“PRP”) of the parties’...
A Child’s Preference in Tennessee Child Custody Cases
A Child’s Preference in Tennessee Custody Decisions In the recent decision Roberts v. Roberts, the Tennessee Court of Appeals addressed the issue of when a trial court must consider the reasonable preference of the child in a child custody case....
HELP! I Can’t Pay Alimony and I Don’t Want to Go to Jail!
HELP! I Can't Pay Alimony and I Don't Want to Go to Jail! Can Tennessee Courts Modify Alimony Obligations? On December 11, 2017, in Covarrubias v. Baker (hereafter “Baker”), the Tennessee Court of Appeals addressed, among a couple of other issues,...
Tennessee Supreme Court to the Rescue: “Signed” vs. “Signed Personally” in Tennessee TPR Appeals
Samuel Robinson III In Re Bentley D., No. E2016-02299-SC-RDO-PT (Tenn., 2017) On July 1, 2016, the Tennessee Legislature enacted Tennessee Code Annotated (“T.C.A.”) 36-1-124(d) which changed the way appeals of terminations of parental rights cases (“TPR”) are to be...
Lawyers and Legal Fees
What is a lawyer?A lawyer is a professional who is an officer of the court authorized to explain and interpret the law for you, to handle legal matters, as well as to appear in court. In addition to other tasks,...
Landlord and Tenant – Where Tenant Defaults Under A Lease
This assumes the tenant is under a lease and that the lease has not expired, or if it has expired there is a provision that the hold-over becomes a new term. In other words, these instructions would not apply where...
