{"id":1214,"date":"2013-12-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2013\/12\/25\/what-is-the-statute-of-limitations-in-georgia\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T21:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:12:26","slug":"what-is-the-statute-of-limitations-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/what-is-the-statute-of-limitations-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the \u2018Statute of Limitations\u2019 in Georgia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have been injured due to another person’s negligence, each state generally has a time limit on the pursuit of legal remedy. This period of time is often termed the statute of limitations, and when this time expires, the injured victim may not be able to file a lawsuit or seek compensation. The state of Georgia has a statutory period of two years<\/strong> for most cases involving negligent actions. Due to this limitation, it is advised that you seek to recover damages as soon as possible following any type of injury. Various injury types can yield different limitations. For example, a birth injury medical malpractice<\/a> claim can have two different limits. For the parents, the statutory period is still two years but the child’s claim can continue for five years.<\/p>\n

Like most rules, there are exceptions to this limitation. One example involves showing that a statute is ‘tolled.’ This means that something has stopped the statute from running for a certain period of time. A few reasons that this may occur include:<\/p>\n