Legal Questions and Answers
How Do I Change a Child's Name in Oklahoma?
I have raised my granddaughter since birth..she is 5 yrs old...i want to change her last name to mine...the biological mother ( my daughter ) is all for it.... what do I need to do?
04/09/2011 | Category: Name Change | State: Oklahoma | #24607Is a Will Enforceable in California?
Hi, I have a question: My mother died in California a few weeks ago, leaving a surviving spouse and two sons (incl. me). We found a will in her safety deposit box at the bank from 1972 that leaves wills everything to her spouse, myself and my brother, but if the spouse cremates her (which he did-apparently they had argued about this, unbeknownst to us)then 2/3rds is left to me...
04/09/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Will Contests | State: California | #24605What Form Should Be Used For a Medical Power of Attorney?
I have 2 children over 21 years of age who are single. We need to get a Medical Power of Attorney on each of them...which form do we need?
04/09/2011 | Category: Living Wills | State: Georgia | #24604How Do I Adopt the Child of My Son's Teenage Girlfriend?
My son under age 18 has a girl pregnant under the age of 18, and she doesn't want child. How would I go about adopting this baby? What do I do next?
04/08/2011 | Category: Adoption | State: West Virginia | #24602How Can We Force the State to Take Ownership of Property for Back Taxes?
Massachusetts - A couple filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in 1992. They had a number of Condominium units, which were listed. They gave up the condos, but it's now 2011, the Town still lists the two as the owners of one particular condo unit. The bank never foreclosed. The bank(s) have been bought out repeatedly - maybe 4 or 5 times over the last 10 to 15 years. Should the two t...
04/08/2011 | Category: Bankruptcy | State: Massachusetts | #24601How can I get a restraining order against my sister who has been harassing me?
My oldest sister is harrassing me over the telephone. She lives in Idaho and plans on coming down in June. Can I get a restraining order?
04/08/2011 | Category: Restraining Order | State: Texas | #24600Who will have to pay the costs to the court during our Georgia divorce?
My Divorce is not final and I just inherited a large amount of money from my Mom's Revocable Trust. We will owe a considerable amount to the legal system. I do not work and my soon to be Ex has a large income. I know in Georgia he is not eligible for the money, but will I have to pay half or any of all the Court costs? Will I be legally responsible? This is a Divorce from...
04/07/2011 | Category: Divorce » Property Set... | State: Georgia | #24595Can someone else claim a child on taxes as a dependent?
If someone asks you to claim their child and they don't and you have helped them out with money anf food for the child. Can they come back on you later and run to the IRS and report you without them getting into trouble also?
04/07/2011 | Category: Taxes | State: Colorado | #24593Can I stop a utility company from changing the equipment used in the easement?
I signed a waterline right of way and easement,they put the waterline in the ground in november 2010 and in marsh 2011, The gas drilling company redug the ground and put a fiberoptic line in without my agreement or a contract,The landman said they would sue me if i tried to stop them. This is what my agreement says, A permanent easement and right of way for the purposes of layi...
04/07/2011 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: West Virginia | #24592What happens to the funds in a Millers Trust when the trustor dies?
We have a Millers trust account for my father and he has now passed away. We have settlement on his property coming up and am not sure if we should deposit the monies from the sale of the property into the Miller trust or his regular checking account. What do you advise?
04/07/2011 | Category: Trusts | State: Delaware | #24591