Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

I live in columbus georgia and was wondering if the family court would appoint me an attorney because i cannot afford one to get visitation of my chidren.


Asked on 12/28/09, 9:18 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Paula McGill Paula McGill Attorney at Law

You may want to consider a pro bono service.

I've provided a link to one of the services in your area

http://www.legalaid-ga.org/GA/StateChannelLawyerProfile.cfm/County/Muscogee/City/ /demoMode/= 1/Language/1/State/GA/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/31907/LoggedIn/0/ilawyerprofileid/37363/State/GA/iSubTopicID/1/iTopicID/447/sTopicImage/familyjuvenile.gif/iProblemCodeID/1380100/iChannelID/53

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Answered on 1/02/10, 9:31 pm
Charles W. Field Charles W. Field, Attorney at Law

Very unlikely. Unless that court has some special rule, you are not entitled to a court-appointed attorney in a civil case; only criminal cases.

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Answered on 1/03/10, 1:06 pm


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