Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
My son just got served for child support. He lives in GA an she is in Florida. Can he go through legal services in GA being he is unemployed and on unemployment? He has 20 days from 12/30/11 to respond and we need to know what to do?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Most legal service plans, due to years of federal budget cutbacks, have very few funds available to provide pro bono counsel. I believe they will generally give priority on those limited funds to people seeking support rather than people owing support. Nonetheless he should talk to a lawyer. He should call Georgia Legal Services (or in metro Atlanta, Atlanta Legal Aid) to see if they can do a pro bono referral. If not, many local bar associations have a referral service where he can get a low cost initial consultation (usually around $35).