Recently a client asked me a question I get with some regularity. Her case is in the middle of the discovery phase right now – we know more about the case than we did when we were figuring out how to answer the lawsuit, but we’re not exactly ready for trial yet. This is usually…
Month: May 2020
Divorce versus Separate Maintenance in Georgia
A client recently asked me a question I actually get fairly regularly: “What’s the difference between a divorce and a legal separation?” There is actually no such concept as a “legal separation” under Georgia law. It is true that, as a condition precedent to filing a divorce action, the parties must be “living in a…
Effect of the CARES Act on Residential Leases
If you’re a landlord with a tenant not paying rent during the COVID-19 crisis, you may not be able to file a dispossessory action, even after the courts reopen, under Section 4024 of the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. For starters, the new federal law only applies to “covered dwellings”, which…