Legal Questions and Answers
How Do I Change a Child's Name in Washington State?
Hello in 2004 my I was coerced to sign and agree to a hyphenated name name change order by the court since then I never filed the papers and therefore her name was never changed. She is eight years old now. Just recently we have finished the final pare tong plan and I never saw it in the paperwork but the hyphenated name honestly slipped in and I am to use it and change all doc...
03/07/2011 | Category: Name Change | State: Washington | #24355What Can I Do if I Can't Afford to Leave My Partner?
We have been together for 20 years. Call me what you want but, I loved him I've been b's and every thing in the book. When he lied and told me we are going to try and get it together I believed it, knowing it was a lie hoping it wasn't this time. It's gotten to the point where he is telling me he wishes I'd die, he hates me and he wishes something would happen to me. I want out...
03/06/2011 | Category: Cohabitation | State: California | #24353Should a Paternity Action Be Filed Before Filing for Divorce?
My brother just found out his 8 month old baby is not his. They have been on the rocks for some time. He just wants to be divorced and move on. His wife has said she will get him for child support. He does not want to pay child support for this a child, because he feels it is time his wife takes responsibility for her actions. They also have 2 other children which he was told a...
03/06/2011 | Category: Paternity » Court Action | State: Wisconsin | #24352How Old Does a Child Need to Be to Decide Which Parent to Live With in Alaska?
How old does a Alaskan boy have to be to live with his dad full time?
03/06/2011 | Category: Divorce » Child Custody | State: Alaska | #24351Can a Website of a Former Employer List My Name?
Can a former employer post my name on their alumni website? I worked for this organization for a short period of time over 4 years ago. Only my name is listed with everyone else that worked in that year but I do not recall giving permission to have my name released as an employee.
03/06/2011 | Category: Privacy | State: Colorado | #24350Why is it Legal for an Employer to Make Detention Time Unpaid for Truckers?
i drive semi over the road for a living. i have drove for 23 years and it is a common practice for trucking companies to require us to sit for up to 3 hours free getting loaded and unloaded, further, at their discretion, they refuse to pay layover pay when we are required to sit waiting on another load for up to and over 24 hours. my question is, this is involuntary servitude, ...
03/05/2011 | Category: Employment | State: Ohio | #24346Does a Premarital Agreement Need to Be Signed in the State Where the Couple is Married?
If a couple signs a pre nuptial agreement in Alabama, lives in Alabama but actually gets married in Florida; is the pre nuptial still valid?
03/05/2011 | Category: Marriage » Premarital A... | State: Alabama | #24344What Forms Do I Need to Care For a Child Until Adoption is Finalized?
I am going to bring a child from Hawaii to Washington state to take care off.this baby is my girlfriend's niece.she is the daughter of my girlfriend's younger brother.I want a know which is the right legal form to use as a temporary form to get the child from Hawaii to Washington while I am working on my adoption paper works. My girlfriend is living on Monday the 7th 2011 and...
03/04/2011 | Category: Adoption | State: Washington | #24342Can the Landlord Force Us to Leave Because We Started a Grease Fire in the Kitchen?
My wife had a greese fire in the kitchen and messed up 2 kabnets. We have not been there a month. The land lord gave us a 30 day notice can he do this. And do I have to pay him the rent becouse he is going to keep my security deposit the house was not inspected by the city before renting
03/04/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Virginia | #24341How Can I Get a Child Returned From Brazil?
My question is can My ex wife, Brazilian born who took a supposedly for a 2 weeks vacation with my American born son from Florida to Brazil and has not returned, she didn't tell me her intent. Then I found out that she was being hunted by the law after the fact! For something that the police didn't want to disclose to me. I'm supporting my son through child support which I don'...
03/04/2011 | Category: Divorce » Child Custody | State: Florida | #24340