Legal Questions and Answers
What Employers are Covered by the Family Medical Leave Act?
My girlfriend just had our child. I want to take off as much time as possible to be with them but my company is small and they say they do not have paternity benefits because they are too small. Is this true and if so, how small is too small for paternity benefits.
07/25/2011 | Category: Employment » FMLA | State: Virginia | #25232How do we transfer property to one spouse after a divorce?
We agreed wife gets a house that we own jointly as a part of divorce settlement. What kind of document at which time is used to claim the property, possibly the least taxation.
07/25/2011 | Category: Divorce » Property Set... | State: Pennsylvania | #25231Can a landlord keep the security deposit if tenant failed to maintain items in unit?
As a landlord, can I keep the security deposit to pay for neglect at keeping sufficient oil in tank to keep the boiler in good working order and to pay for missed rent during the time that the heat supply was changed from oil to natural gas. I had a tenant who did not keep the oil in the tank sufficient to keep soot from clogging the boiler. The boiler overheated on 4/16 and ...
07/25/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Pennsylvania | #25230What remedies are available to dissolve a 39 year marriage in Oklahoma?
I am 57 yrs. Married for 39. Not working, husband is sole support. What will happen to me financially if I seek a divorce?
07/25/2011 | Category: Divorce | State: Oklahoma | #25229What remedies are available if I believe my bankruptcy trustee did not handle a debt properly?
I obtained a student's loan for my son = $11,795 in 1996. filled for chapter 7 Bankruptcy in 1999. Chapter 7 trustee did nothing to stop collection, as a result the loan of 11795 becomes very large due to interest penalties and collection costs added = $29493 in 2009. Trustee before submitting his final closing accounts in 2009 pay = $20,513, leaving a balance of $9483/. this ...
07/24/2011 | Category: Bankruptcy | State: New Jersey | #25228Is a mortgage signed without the legal guardian, valid?
Is a mortgage entered into by a person under a court appointed guardianship valid and can the guardian be made to accept the mortgage by the mortgagor?
07/24/2011 | Category: Contracts » Recission | State: Maryland | #25227What forms and information are helpful when talking with parents about end of life issues?
Is there a good legal site for children to look up legal documents parents should have for end of life?
07/24/2011 | Category: Living Wills | State: Alabama | #25225Can I ignore a judgment that should have been discharged in bankruptcy but still shows on title?
I have a discharged ch. 7 3 1/2 years old, it contains a 'not satisfied ' judgement and a title co. wants to know the 'legality' because I do not want it on our title report of the house we are about to buy. Does this make sense ? I thought this debt was now uncollectible and should now be ignored ..
07/23/2011 | Category: Bankruptcy | State: Washington | #25223How do I collect social security and survivor's railroad retirement benefits?
I retired and applied for social security. I was told that because my wife once worked for the railroad that I would receive railroad benefits instead of social security. She passed away at age 62. She worked ten years for the Railroad . She filed for Railroad Retirement but never got to collect her benefits. Railroad Retirement transferred me into social security and told me ...
07/23/2011 | Category: Social Security | State: Ohio | #25222How do I get a writ of assistance?
My son has a court order for his two sons, 10 & 12, to have primary residence with him. The maternal grandparents are saying they are going to keep the 10 yr old with them across the country. I have been told that we need a writ of assistance. Do we need a lawyer for this, and how much will it cost?
07/22/2011 | Category: Divorce » Child Custody | State: Maryland | #25217