Legal Questions and Answers
Can one company give my credit card number to another company?
Is it legal for a company that you order a product from, to give out your credit card number to another company?
04/28/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Credit Cards | State: Virginia | #3386Can my neice decided who she wants to live with at 15 since her mother passed away?
My sister recently passed away leaving her fifteen year old daughter, my niece. Now our mother, the 15 year old's grandmother, has petitioned for custody although the father has appeared to claim parental rights to have visitation with the teen. The teen however does not know this man as the parents were never married and has NO desire to spend time with this man. Does she h...
04/28/2007 | Category: Minors | State: Ohio | #3384Am I still responsible for my daughter if she moves in with her boyfriend?
I live in the state of Florida. My 16 year old daughter (soon to be 17, already graduated High School) wishes to live with the boyfriend and his mother. Am I still responsible for her? What kind of trouble could I get in if I allowed her to go?
04/28/2007 | Category: Minors | State: Florida | #3380Is there a form to file for Homestead Exemption in Oklahoma?
I live in Nevada, but my friend lives in Oklahoma City, OK and I am attempting to help her. She needs to put a homestead filing on her home there. I told her I would do what I could to help her. Any assistance would be appreciated in finding a form for her to fill out or information for her.
04/28/2007 | Category: Real Property » Homestead | State: Nevada | #3379What if I agree to pay the balance of the debt, but not the attorney fees requested?
We received a summons for an unpaid dental bill. The actual amount due is $991 however there are Attorney fees of $330.33. The Attorney has been nasty and we refuse to deal with him. After much thought we have decided to pay the $991. We do not want to pay these Attorney fees. My wife signed something from the dentist that stated if the account was turned over to an attorney we...
04/28/2007 | Category: Debts and Credit | State: New Jersey | #3378What is the maximum sentence for possession of a pipe as a weapon?
What is the maximum sentence for possession of a pipe? If you were sentenced under Prop 200 and violated, could they enforce prop 302 according to Arizona laws?
04/28/2007 | Category: Criminal » Sentences | State: Arizona | #3375Can I file criminal charges against my husband's adult children who wrote checks without permission?
I have recently learned my husband's adult children (ages 45- 58) have written approximately $40,000 in checks using his bank account. One of them paid their American Express card once for $10,000 and again a month later for $9500. I understand that this could be considered criminal activity. My husband is currently being evaluated for competency and I have Durable POA. Th...
04/28/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Ohio | #3373Can the loan company take my property with the Civil Consent Judgment I signed?
I defaulted on an unsecured signature loan and after several attempts to arrange payment arrangements with the finance company I was finally sued for $10,000 last fall. I hired an attorney who continued to try negotiations with the company with no success. I looked at bankruptcy but that did not work out. I finally ran out of cash to pay my attorney to continue; so, the sug...
04/27/2007 | Category: Civil Actions | State: Missouri | #3371If I am not a US citizen can I still buy real estate in the US? - Foreign Transactions
I live in Canada and was interested in exchanging ownership of property that I own outside of the United States for property in Tennessee. I was told only a resident of Tennessee can hold title to property in Tennessee. Is this true?
04/27/2007 | Category: Real Property » Foreign Tran... | State: ALL | #3364What is the difference between a restraining order and a protective order?
What is the difference between a restraining order and a protective order?
04/27/2007 | Category: Courts » Legal Defini... | State: Indiana | #3353