Legal Questions and Answers
What is My Recourse If Someone Forwards My Email to Another Computer?
What can I do if someone broke into my email and forwarded mails to their email address?
07/02/2009 | Category: Internet » Hacking | State: Georgia | #17307Can My Employer Threaten to Fire Me if I Do Work for Others?
I am a graphic designer. I work for a sign company. My boss said he would fire me if I do any design for profit outside of work. We use different software and hardware. I would not advertise or take clients. I offered to refer my design clients to the sign shop for print needs. Can he legally fire me and deny me unemployment for this if I have signed nothing and was never infor...
07/02/2009 | Category: Employment | State: Colorado | #17305How Do I Revoke a Power of Attorney in Virginia?
I provided my brother a limited Power Of Attorney to allow him to refinance a house he lives in but we both own. The PoA was intended for a single refinancing in 2004. He is still using it. Is there an expiration if its not specifically written in to the PoA? How can I revoke it?
07/02/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Virginia | #17304How Do I Set Up A Custodial Account for a Minor in Ohio?
We live in Ohio. Our children's grandfather wishes to give a gift of 13K to each of our 2 kids who are 5 and 7. We would like to open custodial accounts with this money and use it to pay for summer and school break camps, classes and any lessons (music, sports, dance, etc.) that they choose to take in the future. How can we find out exactly what we are 'allowed' to make with...
07/02/2009 | Category: Minors | State: Ohio | #17303Can an Electrician Be Sued for A Fire Due to Faulty Wiring?
My 53 year old disabled son lives in a Resident Owned Mobile Home Park. His mobile home burned down. He had work done on his place by a Board Member who advertised he was an electrical engineer, but we now find he does not have a license. The fire appears to have been caused by faulty wiring. Does my son have any recourse in this matter? He lost everything in the fire.
07/01/2009 | Category: Negligence | State: Florida | #17294Does a Landlord Have to Pay Interest on a Security Deposit in Illinois?
I am a tenant in an association complex of more than 100 units. The landlord owns 4 of the units of which I am one of the 4 tenants. The landlord has held a $2,400.00 security deposit for 4 years. Question: Am I entitled to interest (what percentage) on the held security deposit monies, even though the landlord owns less than 5 units within the association?
07/01/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Illinois | #17293Can I Have A Battery Charge Expunged in Georgia?
I have a battery charge from 2001; can it be removed from my record?
07/01/2009 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: Georgia | #17291Can A Tenured Teacher Be Fired For Lack of Supervision in Alabama?
If a teacher is caught not in his classroom but in his office which has no view of the classroom, and is not overseeing his students, and said students sexually assaulted 2 girls and as result police charge 4 boys in the matter. Plus, in a second class the same teacher is in his office not classroom and is aware that a strip card game is going on in the unattended classroom but...
07/01/2009 | Category: Education | State: Alabama | #17290Can an Agent Under a Power of Attorney Take Funds for Personal Use?
Is it legal for a Power of Attorney to take funds from the 'unnamed' account for personal use? What is the law? I have proof.
07/01/2009 | Category: Fiduciary Duty | State: Georgia | #17289Is an Employee on Extended Lay Off Entitled to Vacation Pay?
Am I required to a paid vacation even though an employee has been on extended layoff?
07/01/2009 | Category: Employment » Benefits | State: Indiana | #17288