Legal Questions and Answers
How Does a Prior Dismissal Affect Refiling a Case Later?
When a dispossessory action is on appeal by appellant defendant to Superior Court from Magistrate Court and the plaintiff then files the same action again in Magistrate Court during the pendancy of the appeal and defendant moves Magistrate Court to dismiss with prejudice and it is granted and 3 weeks later the Plaintiff appellee dismisses without prejudice the original action o...
04/08/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Dismissal | State: Georgia | #21715How Do I Transfer Real Property to a Survivng Joint Tenant in Arizona?
My mom just died. We were joint tenants on the deed to her house. I have learned that I don't need to probate this and that the house passes to me 'by operation of law.' How can I have the deed changed into just my name?
04/08/2010 | Category: Real Property » Deeds | State: Arizona | #21713How Do I Oppose a Motion to Appoint Co-Administrators of my Husband's Estate?
My husband passed away about a month ago. He was in the Navy. I received a letter from an attorney saying that his father and sister have applied for appointment of co-admin of his estate. I live in Florida, my husband lived and passed away in Hawaii, and his family lives in Kentucky. Do they have any legal right to do this? How do I fight this?
04/08/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Executors an... | State: Florida | #21712Can an Executor Also Inherit Under the Will and Does the Will Need to Be Filied?
I have my adult daughter as 'Personal Rep' 'Executor' in my will if my husband dies first, then me. Since she is a beneficiary in the will can I appoint her to also be the 'Personal Representative? My will is signed and notorized,do I need to do anything else with it, like file it with the state?
04/08/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Executors an... | State: Colorado | #21711How Do I Expunge a Misdemeanor in Georgia?
What form i need to clean or wipe a conviction of a misdemeanor off my record that happened in 2004?
04/07/2010 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: Georgia | #21709How Does a Debtor Answer a Motion for Relief from Stay and Abandonment?
What is the legal response to the following motion? Motion for Relief from Stay and Abandonment is one filed under the Bankruptcy code for conditioning, modifying or dissolving the automatic stay imposed by _ 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and for abandonment of property under _ 554 of the Bankruptcy Code. The automatic stay prevents secured creditors from enforcing their lien righ...
04/07/2010 | Category: Bankruptcy | State: Tennessee | #21707What Can I Do About a Spite Fence on My Neighbor's Property?
My next door neighbor recently erected a fence on our property line. The fence is not on our property, that is not the problem. the problem is that the fence runs directly down the side of our already narrow driveway and severly restricts our ability to open the passenger side doors of our cars (our house is on the other side of the driveway, so making the driveway wider is n...
04/07/2010 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: New Jersey | #21705How Does a Parent of an Adult Protect Their Assets from the Child's Reckless Behavior?
Our 19 year old son puts us in harms way of loosing our home due to being sued. He drives his friends cars without a driver's license and sometimes ours without our knowledge. He does drugs and many other things that could contribute to an accident. He lives at home and currently pays $150.00 rent. He is not on our medical insurance. Would an LLC protect us? We're not a busi...
04/06/2010 | Category: Minors » Age of Major... | State: California | #21701What Type of Power of Attorney is Used for an Investment Property Owned by a Foreigner Overseas?
Hi, I am an Australian citizen and I am going to buy a property (condo in the US) for investment purposes. I am not a US resident. Since somebody else will act on my behalf for these transactions such as: buying, selling, managing the property (including renting and all matters related to renting), which power of attorney letter should I choose?
04/06/2010 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Michigan | #21700How Can I File as a Married Taxpayer if I Reunite With My Ex-Husband?
We were legally divorced in 2007, got back togethere and filed taxes as married for 2007 and 2008, for 2009 we are split up again and filed seperately, in COlorado do we have to refile the divorce because of the taxes.
04/06/2010 | Category: Taxes | State: Colorado | #21699