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Cruelty to Children

Few accusations are as painful or as potentially damaging to a person’s reputation as those involving child abuse. If you’re being investigated for cruelty to children in Georgia or if you have been charged with cruelty to children, these allegations and charges are not something you should take lightly. You need to contact an experienced Georgia cruelty to children lawyer immediately to protect your liberty, your reputation and your rights.

Under Georgia law, cruelty to children is broken down into three. Persons convicted of cruelty to children in the first degree face a minimum of five years in prison and can be sentenced to up to 20 years imprisonment. Second- and third-degree cruelty to children carry penalties of one to 10 years and one to three years imprisonment, respectively. In Georgia, cruelty to children in the first or second degree is classified as a felony, and a conviction means that you not only lose your freedom, but also valuable civil rights such as the right to possess a firearm or the right to vote. If you’re facing Georgia cruelty to children charges, you need immediate assistance from a lawyer with experience in these charges. That experience is just what you’ll find at Conaway & Strickler, P.C.

Atlanta Cruelty to Children Attorneys

Willfully depriving a child of his or her basic needs for survival to the point that health and well-being are jeopardized, or causing a child cruel or excessive mental or physical pain are considered first-degree cruelty to children offenses. Criminal negligence that causes cruel or excessive mental or physical pain falls under the heading of second-degree cruelty to children, while the offense of cruelty to children in the third degree can result when an individual intentionally allows a child to witness forcible felonies, battery or family violence.

At Conaway & Strickler, P.C., we are firmly committed to the aggressive protection of the rights and interests of our clients. If you’ve been charged with cruelty to children or are being actively investigated for such, it’s important that you contact an experienced and qualified team of Atlanta cruelty to children attorneys before you make any statements to the police or investigators. Call our office today for a free case evaluation and consultation.


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