Legal Questions and Answers
How do we respond to an alias summons by mail?
My fiance got a second alias summons by mail. It was for an accident that she was in four years ago. We are guessing that her insurance isn't covering her for some reason. What do you think her next move should be, or does she have to do anything since she wasn't around when they left the summons?
05/29/2009 | Category: Civil Actions » Summons | State: Illinois | #16823How can I force my neighbor's to remove the wall encroaching on property?
A neighbor is putting up a 3 foot high wall that is clearly on my property as per my survey.What can I do to have him take it down ?
05/29/2009 | Category: Real Property » Encroachment | State: New York | #16821What is considered my 'Good Faith Basis' in legal terms?
If I refuse to respond to an interrogatory pursuant to a claim of privilege, I must submit a certified sworn statement of my good faith basis for the privilege claimed. What is considered my 'Good Faith Basis'? What type of form is that? Who certifies it? Request is for a Federal employee EEO disability complaint. I requested a hearing in front of an Administrative Judge in Mi...
05/29/2009 | Category: Discovery » Interrogator... | State: Florida | #16820Should I petition for a Writ of Mandate against the Appeals Board for the Unemployment Office?
I would like to know if it would be worth my time to petition for a Writ of Mandate against the Appeals Board for the Unemployment Office. They denied my claim not for what the Employer claimed but for me being late in filing my appeal to the denial of unemployment. They held the hearing knowing that the appeal was late. They denied me a second time as of yesterday but the let...
05/29/2009 | Category: Employment | State: California | #16818How do I regain my identity if all my identification was stolen?
I am 32 yrs. old and lost my wallet. I have no proof of my identity what so ever!! How can I get a certified copy of my birth certificate and social security card? I need my South Carolina driver's license and my identification back. What can I do without identification in order to get all these documents back? Can you as a lawyer get all these documents for me?
05/29/2009 | Category: Identity Theft | State: South Carolina | #16817In preparing a will, how will an attorney determine if the the client has legal capacity?
In preparing a will, how will an attorney determine if the the client has legal capacity? This question pertains to my 88 year old mother who suffers from senile dementia.
05/29/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: New Jersey | #16816Does a Power of Attorney make you responsible for another's debt?
My son's partner (not legal) was suddenly became seriously ill in NYC while attending school there. (They are California residents) The partner is unable to attend to his financial matters and my son got a power of attorney to pay his bills etc. What are my son's liabilities? Is he responsible for any bills prior to the onset of illness or any bills regarding medical treatment?...
05/29/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: California | #16815Do I have the right to choose who I want to live with at 15?
I am a 15 year old boy. My parents were never married and there was never custody decided in court. I have lived with my paternal and faternal grandparents more than I have my mother and step-father. I now would like to live with my blood father and my mother says no. Do I have the right to live with the parent I want to since there was never a custodial decision in court?
05/29/2009 | Category: Divorce » Child Custody | State: Idaho | #16814Delinquent child-support. What recourse do I have?
I am in the process of selling my home, at a loss, because of the housing market. My 1st ex-wife says she is putting a lien on the house because of back child support owed. I will not profit from the sale, can she stop the sale by placing the lien? What recourse do I have? The sale will close (hopefully) in 21 days.
05/29/2009 | Category: Divorce » Child Support | State: Wyoming | #16813Arbitration of real-estate transaction.
Entered into contract to purchase vacant lot from Wachovia bank for $10,000. Contract calls for binding arbitration. Bank now refuses to sell lot to us since it costs bank approx $18,000. to clear title and close escrow. American Arbitration Association says we need to petition court for appointment of arbitrator, since no one was specifically named as arbitrator. What form do ...
05/28/2009 | Category: Arbitration and Me... | State: California | #16812