Legal Questions and Answers
How Does a Felony Affect Ability to Get a Student Loan, Disability, and Other Benefits?
Which is worse on your record (this is in California) , a felony marijuana cultivation drug conviction or a felony possession of a deadly weapons conviction in terms of consequences other than sentencing? Student loans, SSDI, etc.
03/13/2011 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: California | #24396Can a Judgment From One State be Enforced in Another State?
a default judgment in california can be enforced in arizona
03/13/2011 | Category: Judgments » Foreign Judg... | State: California | #24395Is a Carribean Marriage Valid if the Paperwork was Never Filed?
If a U.S. couple marries in the Carribean, doesn't file the necessary paperwork after returning to the U.S., and then decides to terminate the union, is a formal divorce required or any other legal paperwork in the US to terminate the union or can the couple simply part ways with no paperwork required?
03/13/2011 | Category: Marriage | State: Missouri | #24391How Can I Get My Share of My Father's Estate From His New Wife?
my mother passed away 3 years ago. she had inherited a fairly large estate of accounts and commercial property from her father. she dies and the will that is some 38 years old leaves everything to her spouse. He is 72 years old and is getting remarried. The woman he is marrying is very manipulative and actually was riding by my mothers house before she actually died. He is some...
03/12/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Alabama | #24390Can Social Security Checks be Garnished?
can ss checks be garnished
03/12/2011 | Category: Social Security | State: Wisconsin | #24387Can an Apartment Manager be Sued for Bad-Mouthing a Tenant?
Hi, I am an apartment manager. I had a perspective resident referred by a very undesirable resident. This prospect kept talking very badly about the undesired resident. He also lied about many other things. I took his deposit and when his credentials came back. He is not only a felon several times, but has outstanding warrants. I have reason to believe that he may have re...
03/12/2011 | Category: Civil Actions » Defamation | State: Georgia | #24386What Are the Due Process Requirements for Adequate Notice?
What statutes and codes clarify stipulations, requirements that a notice of hearing in a VA Court must contain the following time, place, date of hearing? If different times appears on any court notification which create conflict has proper notice been facilitated?Example: 23 persons receive a court time of 9:30am and 1 person (pro se) litigant received notice of time as being ...
03/12/2011 | Category: Civil Actions | State: Virginia | #24385How Do the Children Collect Their Share of a Parent's Estate in Oregon?
Father died 2/21/2011, his 2nd wife of 4 yrs, died 3/9/11. Her adult children have indicated they get all of Dad's estate. We haven't seen a will or even the death certificate. My sister and I were not informed of Dad's passing until 2/27/11. Don't we have any rights? They had already cremated his body immediately even though Dad has always said he didn't want to be cremat...
03/12/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Oregon | #24384Can a Judge Be Sued in a Civl Rights Lawsuit?
I'm trying to analyze and understand the words of 42 U.S.C __ 1983 or Civil action for deprivation of rights. It reads in part :- '...Suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory dec...
03/11/2011 | Category: Civil Rights | State: New York | #24382Can I Sue My Employer for Giving My Personnel File to a Third Party?
Records from my personnel file were given to a third party, specifically without my approval or a subpoena. The third party was a law firm representing an oil company that I am in the process of suing. What are my legal options? Can I sue and what would I sue for? Thank you.
03/11/2011 | Category: Privacy | State: New York | #24381