Legal Questions and Answers
What is a crime of moral turpitude?
My husband has been trying to get his sheriff's card for a security job and has been unsuccessful. The reason he cannot get the card is because they say that on his record he has a crime of "moral turpitude". I know what that means but I was wondering if there is any way that he can get his card or get that off his record and also how long does something like that stay on someo...
04/17/2007 | Category: Courts » Legal Defini... | State: Nevada | #3169Can a prosecutor have bipolar and if so does it have to be revealed to the client?
Can a prosecutor have bipolar and if so does it have to be revealed to the client?
04/17/2007 | Category: Courts » Attorneys | State: Alabama | #3168What is the penalty for removing mail from someone's mailbox?
My girlfriend's landlord has been taking her mail out of the mailbox from the house she is renting and holding on to it. The landlord has admitted to it on a saved voicemail. What are the penalties for mail theft? And, what steps should she take against the landlord?
04/17/2007 | Category: Civil Rights | State: Rhode Island | #3167Am I responsible for credit card debt of my deceased husband?
My husband passed and had several thousand dollars worth of credit card debt in his name only. I am being harrassed by the credit card companies to settle this debt. They have threatened to take my property, cars, life insurance which I am the beneficiary of and the pension that I am entitled to from his work. Can they do this in the state of Missouri? I have minor children...
04/17/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Credit Cards | State: Missouri | #3166If I have an outstanding warrant in another state would my petition for name change be denied?
Considering changing name in Oregon. I have an outstanding warrant in Maryland for a non felony possession from 2005. Wondering if this will be automatic denial of petion.
04/17/2007 | Category: Name Change | State: Oregon | #3160Should I add my teen driver to my insurance or is he automatically covered?
In S.C., is it necessary to add teens to your auto insurance when they start driving? I was told that as long as I have insurance on my vehicle anyone can drive it. I just need to know the truth.
04/17/2007 | Category: Automobiles » Insurance | State: South Carolina | #3159If my marital home is in my husband's name what happens when he dies or if he divorces me?
I am married and my name is not on the house. My husband's will states that I would inherit the house if he passes on. Since my name isn't on the house, what could happen if he passes on/divorces me?
04/17/2007 | Category: Marriage » Marital Prop... | State: Virginia | #3149How do I keep guardianship of my grandchildren if they do not want to live with thier mother?
I am the guardian of my three grandchildren, ages 13, 11 and 6. My son passed away after a fight with cancer in 2002. His ex-girlfriend left him with the children when he was sick (and she left him many times before to care for the children). My son had sole custody of the children and she signed guardianship to me when he passed away. Now the mother of the three children h...
04/17/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Illinois | #3148Can the landlord raise your rent if no improvments have been made to the property?
Can a landlord raise your rent when lease becomes due if no structural changes or improvements have been made to the outside? We have leased the property for 7 years?
04/17/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Pennsylvania | #3147Is an unsigned lease for apartment rental enforceable by the landlord?
Is an unsigned lease for apartment rental enforceable by the landlord? More specific, if the lease is for 2 parties and 1 did not sign, how does the landlord enforce, breaking of the lease or abandonment for the lessee that did not sign?
04/17/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: California | #3146