How to Get a Restraining Order and Common Questions about Family Violence
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This web site takes you through the steps to get a restraining order and answers common questions about family violence.
By: Women's Law Initiative
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How to Get a Temporary Protective Order A temporary protective order (TPO) is a document issued by a court to help protect you from someone who is abusing, threatening or harassing you. The order will require the abuser to stay a certain distance away from you, your home and your work. The abuser will be prohibited from contacting you in person, by email, by telephone, by mail and through a third party. The court can also order the abuser to stay away from your children if the court feels the abuser poses a risk to your children. This document will walk you through the process for getting a Temporary Protective Order from the court.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
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Rights and Benefits
Consumer Rights for Family Violence Survivors
Family violence survivors who have been able to free themselves from abusive relationships can start to re-build their lives. This web page will give survivors information on economic and consumer issues they may face.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Consumer Information for Domestic Violence Survivors
(Separate Website)
These two brochures are geared to help survivors of domestic violence with credit and debt issues.
By: Consumer Rights for Domestic Violence Survivors Initiative
Housing and Domestic Violence
Did You Know? (1) A victim of family violence should not be denied housing or evicted from subsidized housing just because of family violence. (2) Georgia has several public housing and housing assistance programs. (3) Shelter groups at the l-800-33HAVEN statewide hotline number can advise you about emergency family violence shelters near you. (4) Some shelters and non-profit agencies in your area may also have transitional housing available.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Unemployment Insurance for Survivors of Domestic Violence
(Separate Website)
Many victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking must leave work in order to protect themselves, their families, and their coworkers. A growing group of local and national advocates has encouraged making victims eligible for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits when they are forced to leave their jobs because of their fear for their safety and that of their families. This fact sheet for advocates describes the issues and offers model language on domestic violence UI. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Sexual Assault and Stalking
Legal Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault
Learn about how the law protects you, financial help that might be available, and how to find support.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program
Stalking (Answers to Common Questions)
This document contains answers to questions many people have about stalking and the legal rights and protections you have against stalkers.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Guardianship and Alternatives for Adults
Alternatives to Guardianship - With Advance Directives When a person is sick or preparing for a future stay in the hospital, there can sometimes be confusion about what the person?s wishes are for his or her own treatment. There might be disagreement among family members about the person's decisions concerning his or her health care. Advance Directives allow an person to make decisions in advance about his or her health care in writing. This lets the person make his own life decisions, lets everyone know what those decisions are, and keeps the family from having to make those decisions for the person after the person is sick. This document explains the different kinds of advance directives, including the Living Will, the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and the Do Not Resuscitate Order.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
End of Life Planning: DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER
There are often many questions about who has the authority to approve orders not to resuscitate a person or to approve a “No Code.” The law in Georgia is very specific and there are circumstances when regardless of a person’s wishes, that order cannot be carried out in the person’s current location.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Guardianships of Adults
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The personal right to make decisions about living one's own life is taken for granted by most adults. Yet, inevitably, illness or disability may render some adults incapacitated during the course of their lives and thereby prevent them from making responsible decisions concerning their life or property. Guardianship is one means of substituting the judgment of another person for that of an incapacitated individual. Guardianship is a legal relationship created by a court when the Judge appoints someone (a Guardian) to make decisions for another person who has been proven to be incapacitated (a Ward). This document explains more about rights relating to guardianship and the process for the appointment of a guardian.
This information was originally prepared as a public service by The Hon. William J. Self, II, Judge of the Probate Court of Bibb County, Georgia, and Ms. Dianne Brannen, Ombudsman for the Probate Court of Bibb County, Georgia.
By: Bibb and Clarke County Probate Courts
Temporary Health Care Placement Decisionmakers: when you need to move from hospital to nursing home
The legislature recognizes that there may be times when an adult has not made advance arrangements for a situation when he or she is unable to consent to his or her own admission to or discharge from one health care facility or placement or transfer to another health care facility or placement. When those times arise, it may be necessary and in the adult's best interest to be admitted to or discharged from one health care facility or placement or transferred to an alternative facility or placement.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
The Facts About Financial Powers of Attorney
Learn what you need to know about advance directives.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
The Georgia Statutory Financial Power of Attorney During the 1995 Georgia General Assembly, the Legislature voted to establish within the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, at ' 10-6-140, a statutory form for the Financial Power of Attorney. The form that is set out in the statute may be used to create a Financial Power of Attorney. This form is merely a suggestion and is not the only form permitted to create a Financial Power of Attorney.
The information attached includes an explanation of the Financial Power of Attorney, cautionary language to those considering giving someone power over their financial affairs and instructions for completing the statutory form. Finally, attached is a copy of the form substantially the same as the form which appears in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
What if I'm Already the Trustee of a Qualified Income Trust, What Do I Do Every Month?
If you have already been named Trustee of a QIT, it is most important that you manage the deposit of money into and withdrawal of money out of the QIT properly so that the nursing home resident will continue to be eligible to receive Nursing Home Medicaid. If the Trustee fails to properly handle the QIT, this may result in the termination of Medicaid benefits for the resident, as well as an obligation to repay the program for payments made on the resident?s behalf those months that the QIT was improperly managed.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
What is Elder Abuse?
Elder abuse affects people of all backgrounds without regard for social status, income, sex, or race. Four to ten percent of elders will be a victim of abuse. Elder abuse is grossly underreported and investigated. Victims are often ashamed and fear reporting their abusers. In addition, victims often do not know where to find help. This brochure is aimed at providing information and resources for victims as well as defining laws pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Guardianship and Alternatives for Children
Appointment of Guardians for Children under Georgia Law
This document answers common questions about appointing guardians for children.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Guardianships of Minor Children
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This document explains the different kinds of situations in which a guardian may be appointed for a child younger than 18 years and the different kinds of guardianships: (1) Standby Guardianship, (2) Temporary Guardianship, (3) Permanent Guardianship, and (4) Guardianship of Property.
By: Athens-Clarke County Probate Court
How to Appoint a Standby Guardian for your Children
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The new Standby Guardianship Act, which became effective July 1, 2002, authorizes a parent or legal guardian of a minor child to sign a document designating another person to act as a standby guardian for the minor in the event the parent or legal guardian, due to his or her mental or physical condition, becomes unable to care for the minor. The Act sets out a form for use in designating the standby guardian; any other document used to name a standby guardian must contain the same information and be in substantially the same format.
By: Athens-Clarke County Probate Court
Georgia Law of Guardianship
This document answers common questions about Georgia Law relating to guardians, including: 1) Who can be a guardian? 2) What happens if there is no one to be a guardian? 3) Is a guardian expected to meet the expenses of the ward (the person s/he is guardian over) out of his or her own pocket?
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
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