Legal Questions and Answers
Can I Receive Alimony for Life in Colorado?
I live in Colorado a no fault divorce state. I am disabled mentally. I heard my husband say the other night he is going on a trip and will not tell me until the morning of the trip and if I don't like it I can divorce him. We own a home that is paid off and he makes about $90,000.00 a year. Will I be able to get alimony for the rest of my life? We have been married 28 years...
08/18/2009 | Category: Divorce | State: Colorado | #18142Can My Employer Change My Pay from Hourly to Salary Without Notice?
In the state of Texas can an employer change your pay from hourly to salary without letting the employee know? Employer changed the status from hourly to salary on August 9. I turned in a time sheet last week for 96 hours (in one week August 9-15) The salary is based on a 60 hour work week, with a lower hourly pay rate than what I was making as an hourly employee. Can they do t...
08/18/2009 | Category: Employment | State: Texas | #18140How Do I Modify or Appeal a Divorce Decree in Georgia?
I want to take my ex husband to court to modify or overturn the final divorcee decree. I used a lawyer and all she did was take $4500 from me and got no where. Please advise me on the forms I need to take him back to court, how to get on a judges' docket, forms I need to file, forms to let him know he is going to be brought to court on this matter etc. Thank you so much. I ...
08/18/2009 | Category: Divorce » Modification | State: Georgia | #18132Can I Get a Lien on Property if the Buyer is Deceased?
I sold some property (200+ acres) in Texas over 20 years ago. The buyer never finished completely paying for the property and the buyer has since passed away. What recourse do I have to get my property back? I financed the property and the title was never signed off on by me for a clear title. I just never had the money to take action on this.
08/17/2009 | Category: Real Property » Sales | State: Texas | #18131How is a Small Estate Distributed in Texas?
Life insurance claim -- less than 20,000 benefit amt. -- Here is our situation, my dad pre-deceased my mom by 2 days and he is the insured on this policy. Mom was primary benef. with our sister listed as contingent benef....initially, insurance co. did adv us that the contingent needs to fill out the claimant's form due to the fact that there is nothing to probate in the will....
08/17/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estate... | State: Texas | #18129Can My Ex-Girlfriend Keep My Property As Payment For Letting Me Stay on Her Property?
I recently broke up with a girlfriend of about a year and a half. She is refusing to give back some of my property, saying it is 'payment' for letting me stay there a year. It was bought while we were together but entirely on my credit card. Does she have a legal right to my property? I live in Oklahoma if it matters.
08/17/2009 | Category: Cohabitation | State: Oklahoma | #18120How Do I Get a Judgment Lien on a Vehicle the Dealer Never Delivered?
I purchased a truck from a Houston Dealer. I am a Utah resident. Now, no truck, no title, no communication from Dealer. I have Bill of Sale, VIN number, Texas license plate. How do I file a lien against the truck's Title?
08/17/2009 | Category: Judgment Liens | State: Utah | #18119Can an Agent Prevent Contact With the Principal Under a Power of Attorney?
My father appointed my brother & his wife as POA. My father was in the hospital for 5 days last week under psychiatric observation. They would not provide me with a pin number in order to call and say hello. My Dad and I have a good relationship. They said that he was 'under observation'. As Power of Attorney, do they have the legal right to keep me from speaking with my D...
08/17/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Georgia | #18118Can A Neighbor With an Access Easement Fill in Property for a Driveway ?
I have a property that I have owned for 20 years that has what the local zoning board calls a pass through right of way on the rear of the property on the deed. However, the right of way exists on paper only, as the property is actually on an undeveloped overgrown bank to a lake that slopes at a 45 degree angle. My neighbors nor want to fill in the property and grade it so ...
08/16/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: New York | #18102Can I Terminate a Lease Early in Nevada for Health Reasons?
I moved to Vegas to be near my brother who is sick. I leased an apartment with my brother co-signing. The heat in Nevada has negatively affected my own health because I having breathing issues and MS. My doctors in Washington state suggest that I return home to Washington as soon as I can. The problem is I do not want my brother stuck for the remaining months on the less (to Ja...
08/16/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Washington | #18101