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Registering a divorce does not itself resolve where a child lives, contact with the other parent, child support or shared property. If parents cannot agree, the court considers the child's interests; where the situation is urgent, interim arrangements can be requested so the child is not left without a workable and safe plan while the case continues.
On arrest or recognition as an accused, a person must be informed in a language they understand of the allegation and the rights to counsel, silence and protection against self-incrimination. Georgia's Legal Aid Service reported 14,369 criminal cases in 2024, making the first response, arrest record, interpreter, medical examination and evidence preservation urgent practical issues.
A residence permit refusal must be analysed through the decision, service date and lawful-stay basis; a fresh application is not always the first or safest step.
After an overstay, identify the last lawful day, entry basis, possible sanction and the safest exit, status or challenge route.
The 2026 regime separates work rights, residence and lawful stay; employer and foreign national must manage the three together.
For removal or an entry ban, analyse the grounds, service date, family ties, safety risk and available challenge route.
Before choosing a citizenship route, separate regular, simplified, exceptional, special and restoration procedures: the regular route generally requires 10 consecutive lawful years, the test and a job, property, business or enterprise interest in Georgia, while the spouse-based simplified route generally requires five consecutive lawful years and the test.
A foreign buyer should check title, encumbrances, land category, contract, developer, payment and registration.
A developer dispute requires one review of advertising, contract, construction status, payments, handover and defect evidence.
A rental dispute turns on the term, rent, deposit, termination, damage and handover evidence.
A proper extract review covers the owner, encumbrances, cadastral data, designation, co-owners and registration history.
Divorce registration, child residence, support, contact and property should be planned as separate but connected issues.
A support claim should show the child's needs, both parents' capacity, expense evidence and an enforcement plan.
Custody and residence should focus on the child's best interests, safety, care history and stability.
Safety comes first, followed by prompt documentation of violence, injury, notice and protection needs.
An inheritance file requires death, kinship or will, estate assets, acceptance deadline and other heirs' positions.
After dismissal, check the legal ground, written justification, service date, compensation and court deadline.
An unpaid-salary claim should separate periods and categories and prove payment, working time and demand.
The contract should describe work, pay, working time, rest, leave, liability and termination.
After arrest, immediately clarify status, the exact time, the suspected offence and the rights to counsel, silence, protection against self-incrimination, an interpreter and medical care; 72 hours and the no-later-than-48-hour indictment checkpoint must be tracked separately.