Blawg of Attorney Christine M Bechtold

Georgia family law revolves around the best interest of your child. The court determines both physical and legal custody of your child after divorce or separation with your child’s other parent. Georgia law provides that the courts are not to give preference to either mothers or fathers when determining physical and legal custody. Physical custody is where the child resides and typically means that the other parent will have visitation rights. Physical custody can be joint or sole. Joint physical custody means that the child takes turns residing with each parent equally. Sole physical custody means that the child resides with just one parent (the custodial parent). In Georgia, it is not common to see joint physical custody. Legal custody gives you the authority to make decisions concerning your child’s needs. These include decisions about religion, education, and non-emergency medical care. Legal custody, like physical custody, can be joint or sole. Parents with joint legal custody

The City of Loganville’s traffic citation amnesty program has been extended until 5:00 p.m. on September 16, 2011. waltontribune 8/31/11 . See prior post for details on the program. http://bechtold-law.blogspot.com/2011/07/outstanding-traffic-citation-in-city-of.html.

Much like the program offered in Gwinnett County in March 2011 bechtold-law.blogspot.com 2/28/11 , the City of Loganville’s traffic citation amnesty program begins August 1, 2011. Amnesty will be granted for persons having unpaid citations including contempt of court fees and failure to appear warrants. AJC 7/15/11 . This amnesty will allow citizens to clear their cases and, in some cases, even have their contempt of court fee waived. “Each case will be evaluated based on the offense and there will be some instances where some outstanding warrants will be cleared without an arrest.”  WaltonTribune 7/19/11 . Judge Brad Brownlow from the City of Loganville stated that “This will be their last opportunity to clear their cases without facing arrests and possible jail time.”  WaltonTribune 7/19/11 . If you have an outstanding traffic citation from the City of Loganville and you would like to take advantage of its amnesty program, contact the City of Loganville Municipal Court at 770.46