Legal Questions and Answers
Is Taking Out a Loan Considered Disbursing Funds?
If a trust fund states that no funds are to be disbursed until a specific time, would an investment which results in a mortgage and taxes be considered disbursing funds?
07/27/2009 | Category: Trusts | State: Texas | #17824How Do I Get a Lien Discharged in Oregon?
We paid a licensed contractor for sheetrock, they did not pay the supplier, the supplier filed a lien but has not filed a lawsuit within 120 days to enforce the lien, yet the lien is still on our property, how do we get this removed?
07/27/2009 | Category: Contractors » Construction... | State: Oregon | #17822What if you would like to date someone and you have a legal separation in South Carolina?
I am legally separated from my wife but not legally divorced yet. We have no kids. We have already divided the assets, made agreement on alimony, etc. What is my exposure (if any) if I decide to date during the period between separation and divorce?
07/27/2009 | Category: Divorce » Legal Separa... | State: South Carolina | #17821Where Do I File a Motion to Change Venue for Child Custody?
I need to transfer custody jurisdiction from CA to tx where me and my daughter have been residents for the past 2 yrs. I need to know which state to file in and which forms to file. There was a stipulation for modification of child support and visitation in 2007 done by my ex which he pays no support or health insurance and she has the right to choose residence. He is currently...
07/27/2009 | Category: Divorce » Modification | State: Texas | #17820Can My Debt Be Turned Over to A collections Agency if I Didn't Default in Repayment?
I was employed by a trucking company that is going out of business. I had to go to their school for driving. The course was $2400. $200 a month would be deducted from that bill while I worked for the company. I went to school for 5 weeks and was hired to drive. This was in Sept. 2004. In Oct. 2004 I had an accident and was unable to drive any longer and was awarded a small ...
07/26/2009 | Category: Debts and Credit | State: Minnesota | #17800Can the Contractor Change the Bid Price After Contract is Entered Into?
WE ARE SUBCONTRACTORS IN SARASOTA CO., WE HAVE JUST FINISHED A BIG JOB DOWNTOWN SARASOTA, THE CONTRACTOR KNOW WANTS TOO CHANGE OUR BID PRICE ON LINE ITEMS THAT WERE ON ALL OUR DRAWS ON AN AIA DOCUMENT AND A SIGNED AIA CONTRACT WE HAD WITH THEM BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED THE JOB LAST YEAR WE ARE AT THE FINAL DRAW PLUS RETAINAGE, THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE LINE ITEMS THAT ARE SIGNED IN ...
07/26/2009 | Category: Contractors | State: Florida | #17799Is a Testamentary Trust a Separate Document from the Will?
I downloaded the forms to create a Last will and testament for married couple without children. While doing the will I have realized that it will not be sufficient. I would like to set up a testamentary trust. I put language in the will outlining the trust. I feel the trust will be relatively simple. I am setting my brother as trustee and the trust will be used to pay for the c...
07/26/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Florida | #17798Am I Liable if Settlement Statement is Higher than Estimate?
I am a seller of a home that was under contract. As the seller, I was going to have to bring money to closing. The closing date was July 10, and I did not receive a settlement statement until July 13. When I received the settlement statement, I realized that my agent had made an error in the sellers net estimate she had given to me months earlier and the statement was thousand...
07/25/2009 | Category: Contracts » Breach of Co... | State: Florida | #17797What is a Landlord's Duty to Mitigate for Early Termination?
I broke a lease mid June. The landlord has turned down every applicant in the last month and a half. At the moment he does not have it advertised as he is out of town. A friend of mine placed an application 3 days ago - the landlord said that it looked good and would call him with an answer 2 days ago; he has not called. Can I sue this guy for not filling the apartment so t...
07/25/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Colorado | #17796Can I Be Considered Separated When We Sleep in Separate Bedrooms?
My husband and I live in the same house but sleep in separate bedrooms for the past 10 months, with no intimacy for four months. In order to not avoid the other 5 grounds for divorce, he would like to separate for one year before filing. Is it possible to apply the 10 months of not sleeping together to the 12 months, thereby we only need to wait 2 months. To my knowledge, no pa...
07/24/2009 | Category: Divorce | State: New York | #17795