Legal Questions and Answers
Can a Misdemeanor Sex Offense Be Expunged in West Virginia?
I was convicted of a misdemeanor sex abuse charge in WV while a student at WVU. I am looking over the expungement options and believe I am eligible to have my conviction expunged, can you verify this for me? Recommend a lawyer who can help me?
02/11/2010 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: West Virginia | #20918How Much Notice Does a Landlord Need to Give to Do an Inspection?
I lease an apartment and provided, as required a 60-day notice to vacate my apartment. I provided this request to the office in writing on January 26, 2010. On that same day, by my door, I found a note from the complex (with my statement to vacate the apartment in 60 days) providing the normal rent for February and the pro-rate amount for March (move out date is set by them a...
02/10/2010 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Indiana | #20912Does a Tenant Have to Pay Late Fees She Wasn't Told About?
My daughter rented a room in Lacey, Washington but lost her job in July. Her rent was 500.00 for a room in a house. She paid rent up until Sept 2009. The landlord wants to charge her late fees and the rent for about $1100.00. They let her stay up until Feb 1 2010. But did not tell her about the late fees they were going to charge her. They say that she is almost family an...
02/10/2010 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Colorado | #20911What Hapens to Property if a Person Dies Without a Will in Texas?
I am the 67 yr. old dau. of my 91 year old mother. My mother has lived with my husband and me for the last 10 years (she is widowed). She and my step-dad had wills drawn up about 15 years ago. After the loss of her husband and a move from IL to TX, the will or wills (?) were lost. I called the lawyer who drew them up but she said she did not have a copy. I know this is FOOLISH...
02/10/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #20909How Do I Record Terms of a Will in a Deed?
How would the following clause from my father's will be recorded in a real property deed? Can the life tenant sell the property if it's a life estate?'I give all of my right, title, interest in the real property which i occupy as my primary residence, namely the property known as, (address removed) Barnegat, NJ, or if i sell said property then all of my right, title and interes...
02/10/2010 | Category: Real Property » Deeds | State: New Jersey | #20908How Do I Stop a Collection Efforts for Money I Don't Owe?
Yellow Pages didn't get a response from us several months ago on renewing our contract with them, so not only did they renew it without our authorization, but they upgraded it to a much more expensive package. We argued with them multiple times that we didn't authorize the contract renewal or a package upgrade, but now they are possibly going to send it to collections or sue u...
02/10/2010 | Category: Contracts » Breach of Co... | State: Indiana | #20899Can a Lawyer Represent a Custody Case Involving a Child Who is Friend
Can a lawyer represent a family member in a child custody case, when the attorney has close contact with the children such as the children surrounding the case spends the night at attorney's home, attorney is listed on school emergency contact card?
02/10/2010 | Category: Courts » Attorneys | State: Indiana | #20898How Many Employees Do I Need to Have to Comply With laws on Medical Leave and Military Leave?
My business is a bookkeeping, accounting, tax service; my staff totals six (6) people; myself, four (4) full time and one (1) part-time. My question is with regards to the FMLA federal law. Since I have a small business, will my company be exempt from the Family and Medical Leave of Absence law (including Disability Leave of Absence and Military Leave of Absence)?
02/09/2010 | Category: Employment » FMLA | State: Texas | #20891How Do I Change the Trustee of My Trust?
I have a trust drawn up by my late husband who passed away 2007. His trust was transferred into a trust for myself. Donna Smith Revocable Living Trust. In the trust is the home that I still own in Oregon (rented now) and a piece of land in Oregon. Before he died, he had the atty change the deed to both of our names and then of course I inhereited it when he died. I have since m...
02/09/2010 | Category: Trusts | State: Missouri | #20888Can a Lease Be in Effect if the Tenants Are Evicted in Foreclosure?
My daughter is renting in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was home for a holiday in January and upon returning to Vegas found a foreclosure/eviction notice on the door of the house that she is renting. This notice was from a bank and said that the tenants (she shares the house with others) had to be out by the 15th of Feb. The landlord contacted the tenants today and told them it has...
02/09/2010 | Category: Real Property » Foreclosure | State: Nevada | #20887