Blawg of Attorney Christine M Bechtold

Divorce in Georgia requires a filing fee to the Court and attorney fees. Filing fees for divorce in Georgia vary by county and are approximately $205.      - $204 Gwinnett County www.gwinnettcourts.com     - $205 Alcovy (Newton and Walton Counties) www.alcovycircuit.com Attorney fees vary greatly from firm to firm and even from case to case. Some attorneys offer flat rates, while others require a retainer and bill against it hourly. Divorce situations vary greatly from case to case which in turn can impact your attorney fees. It is important to inquire about legal fees before you enter into an attorney-client relationship so you know your financial responsibility. Your attorney should give you an estimate of their fees, preferably in writing before you start. The Law Office of Christine M Bechtold, LLC offers flat fees for a variety of legal services. This process allows you to know your fees before we even begin. Although the firm attempts to pro...

Independence Day is one of the most important federal holidays in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which declared our independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. bechtold-law.blogspot.com.   “Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument.” www.archives.gov. “What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in ‘self-evident truths’ and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country.” www.archives.gov. In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson describes why the Declaration is necessary: "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny ...

July 2, 1776 is the day the United States of America became independent, but we celebrate two days later; Why? The founders knew there needed to be a unifying document explaining the reasons for independence and not just a vote. "July 2 Congress voted for independence and proceeded to debate the wording of the Declaration, which was, with the notable deletion of Jefferson’s vehement condemnation of slavery, unanimously approved on the evening of July 4. Every Fourth of July, America celebrates not the actual act of independence (proclaimed on July 2) but rather the public proclamation of the principles behind the act." http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/the-declaration-of-independence . On July 4 we celebrate both Independence and the unified Declaration of Independence .