Legal Questions and Answers
What remedies are available for return of artwork left in care of another?
An individual has a life estate which I had left to my ex and left some property for his safe keeping because I had no where to keep them, in particular painting I had painted myself. When I requested the painting back he said he didn't have them and did not know where they were. He re-married and left to his wife a life estate. I asked his daughter to see if she could find the...
01/22/2010 | Category: Bailment | State: California | #20562What remedies are available when my attorney has made slanderous statements about me?
I have a lawyer that makes statements in front of others that I feel is slander to my reputation. Can you sue a lawyer for such acts? Can this lawyer be held accountable through the legal system also.
01/22/2010 | Category: Civil Actions » Defamation | State: Tennessee | #20558How can I challenge an order to repay waived court fees in California?
Hi. on APRIL 22, 2002 my court fees were waived in family court. Today Jan 20, 2010 I recieved an order to pay waived court fees and cost. The Petitioner my ex -husband. How is this possible?
01/21/2010 | Category: Courts » State Courts | State: California | #20557Will Ohio recognize a will executed in another state even without the original copy?
My father recently passed, he lived in Girard, Ohio. I have a copy of his Last Will and Testament which he prepared in1998 in the state of Minnesota. I am named as sole heir. Although he lived in Ohio, he also had property in Minnesota and his car was registered there. We can not find the original copy of the will but have the attorney and witness names on the copy. My quest...
01/21/2010 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Ohio | #20556How Do I Protect a Product Design Other Than By Obtaining a Patent?
I have designed an accessory part for a existing product on the market. This is a low sales volume of 400 units over a few years. The design is unique only for this application and can copied. Other than a patent, how can I protect this design? The item will sell for $90/120.00.
01/21/2010 | Category: Intellectual Prope... | State: Illinois | #20553Can I Get a DUI Expunged in South Carolina?
Is it possible to have a DUI conviction from 1992 expunged?
01/21/2010 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: South Carolina | #20552What is the Time Period for Rolling Over a 401K Plan?
time allowed to relocate my 401k after termination? I left my job in NY with my 401k and relocated to Florida
01/21/2010 | Category: Taxes | State: Florida | #20549Hoes Does A Felon Get Civil Rights and Gun Rights Restored in Washington?
I need to know how to go about how and whom I submitt to get back my voting and right to have firearms. In 1997 I had an altercation that gave me a class c felony (not with a gun) my probation was one year no firearms or contact with individual the altercation happened. The permission to have a firearm or voting has never been lifted. how do I go about this process.
01/21/2010 | Category: Civil Rights | State: Washington | #20548What Responsibility Does a Owner of a Private Cemetary Have?
IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH A PRIVATE CEMETARY IS LOCATED THE LEGAL CARETAKER OR CUSTODIAN OF THE CEMETARY?
01/20/2010 | Category: Real Property | State: Massachusetts | #20541Can a Zoning Board Change the Land Use Designation to Prevent Building on Land?
Carroll county in Indiana is considering more restrictive zoning law that will make my land in a rural area too small to build upon. It is leagal under present law. Is there a provision in state law for this? The land in question is inherited and in a different county than my residence.
01/20/2010 | Category: Zoning | State: Indiana | #20534