Legal Questions and Answers
How do you file a written response to a civil summons?
How do you file a written response to a summons (civil)? Note: Was served by personal delivery but handed to wrong person (not defendant named) on 10/26/06. No proof of service form attached. What are calendar days? Was it served legally?
02/07/2007 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: California | #462How do I get my divorce case reopened to correct the property settlement agreement?
My divorce property settlement agreement was modified. There is now a discrepancy in the real property description. The discrepancy resulted from misrepresentation to me by my husband about the property's correct description. How can I get the case reopened?
02/07/2007 | Category: Divorce » Property Set... | State: Arizona | #461What constitutes excessive force and what actions are acceptable for police officers to exhibit?
My son's were found in the parking lot of an abandoned warehouse as they were rounding the corner of the building from the rear to the front. They were intercepted by three police officers. The police officers not only had their weapons drawn but immediately pointed them at my children, ages 16 and 12 upon which time they ordered them to freeze. They then ordered them to the gr...
02/07/2007 | Category: Criminal » Minors | State: Florida | #458Is my ex-wife still entitled to a share of my 401Kif we have been divorced for over year?
I have been divorced for a year and a half. Is my ex-wife still entitled to a share of my 401K?
02/07/2007 | Category: Divorce » Separation A... | State: California | #457At what age can a minor be emancipated in the state of South Carolina?
At what age can a minor be emancipated in the state of South Carolina?
02/07/2007 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: South Carolina | #456What recourse does my brother have to sell the house that is in his name while divorcing?
My brother is looking into the possibility of getting a divorce. He and his wife have two children. The house is in his name. He wants to sell the house, but his wife wants to keep it. What recourse does my brother have?
02/07/2007 | Category: Divorce » Property Set... | State: Alabama | #455What is needed to make a separation legal?
My wife and I are pursuing a legal separation. What can we do on our own and what do we need a lawyer to handle. We have pretty much decided on custody, child support, and alimony issues.
02/07/2007 | Category: Divorce » Legal Separa... | State: Ohio | #454If my roommate terminates the lease early is she responsible for her half of the rent?
After three months my roommate decides she wants to move out and she legally breaks a lease that we both signed together. The lease is for 12 months. Will she be responsible for her half of the rent?
02/07/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Alabama | #453What Is The Difference In A Will And A Living Will?
I own a home. I have been told that if I should go into a coma. The costs will be about $500,000 a year to keep me alive; no guaranty of recovering from the coma, and the home can be confiscated for costs. I would prefer to not be force fed and exist in a coma. I want my daughter (who survived a $125,000 cancer operation, and now cannot afford another such operation, etc.) to ...
02/07/2007 | Category: Living Wills | State: California | #452How do I divorce my husband who is a millionaire if I have no access to money?
I am married to a man who is worth approximately 10 million dollars. We have a prenuptial agreement and a postnuptial agreement. The houses, cars and all bank accounts are in his name. I have no access to any money and am given a monthly allowance for food. How do I leave my marriage with no money, credit, or job? I don't even have enough from the monthly allowance to get an ap...
02/07/2007 | Category: Divorce » Property Set... | State: Arizona | #451