Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Georgia

i had to pay my probation office the remaning balance of a months payment and she said that i could drop it to her office befor april 10 2012, so i would not have to go to court. i got my money order and put it in her office drop box on april 8, 2012 which was a saturday. so i had paid the remaming balance for the month. i called on the next day that i had to do my monthly visit. and she said she placed a warrent for my arrest, due to not getting my money order in time, i had then told her that i placed the money order in her office drop box like she had said. she then proceeded to tell me that she did not get it untill april 16, 2012 because she does not go to her office everyday. should i be at fault for doing what she told me to do by droping the money order off and her not getting it because she does not go to her office every day? i did what she asked.


Asked on 9/20/12, 10:50 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Cyrus Malekabadi Law Offices of Cyrus K. Malekabadi

This is not a question regarding probate, trusts, wills or estates.

With that being said, if and when you have a violation of probation hearing, it would be best to hire legal counsel. Your lawyer will be handle to handle the issues from there.

Good luck!

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Answered on 9/20/12, 11:23 am
Rachel Hunter

Probate DOES NOT = probation.

Probate deals with the orderly winding up of affairs of dead people by paying their debts and transferring their assets to their living heirs.

Probation is a form of punishment imposed for commission of a crime that requires the convicted person to abide by certain rules/restrictions as well as pay costs imposed and any financial restitution.

Are you being accused of a violation of probation for failing to pay timely? I can't imagine that this would be held against you. However, I don't do criminal law in Georgia. You need to speak with your criminal law attorney about this and attend any hearing and explain what happened if it is required.

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Answered on 9/20/12, 11:23 am


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