Family Violence
Domestic violence protections, protective orders, and legal remedies in Georgia.
Am I a Victim of Family Violence in Georgia?
Georgia's Family Violence Act covers specific offenses committed between people in specific relationships, and both parts have to fit.
Read MoreBattered Person Syndrome in Georgia
Battered person syndrome is not a defense in Georgia. It is evidence a defendant may offer to support a claim of self-defense in a murder or manslaughter case.
Read MoreCan a Family Violence Case Be Sent to Mediation in Georgia?
Georgia's court mediation rules keep some family violence cases out of mediation entirely and require every domestic relations case to be screened first.
Read MoreCan a Georgia Court Enter a Protective Order Against Both Parties?
Georgia limits mutual protective orders -- the core provisions cannot run both ways unless the respondent filed a verified counter petition three days before the hearing.
Read MoreDating Violence Protective Orders in Georgia
Georgia's Family Violence Act does not reach dating partners, so a separate chapter of Title 19 provides a dating violence protective order.
Read MoreFamily Violence Battery vs. Family Violence Simple Battery in Georgia
The line between the two Georgia offenses is whether the victim was left with substantial physical harm or visible bodily harm.
Read MoreFirearms and Family Violence Protective Orders in Georgia
Georgia's Family Violence Act says nothing about guns, but a federal law can bar firearm possession once a protective order is entered after a hearing.
Read MoreGetting a Protective Order to Protect a Child in Georgia
An adult can petition for a family violence protective order on a child's behalf, but reasonable discipline is carved out and any custody award is temporary.
Read MoreGPS Tracking and Stalking in Georgia
Putting a GPS tracker on someone else's car is a crime in Georgia, and following or watching a person can be stalking without any threat at all.
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