Legal Questions and Answers
What can I do if I feel my sister has abused her Power of Attorney over my mother?
My sister lives in California. My mother had a stroke in Florida where she lived. My sister took my mother to California for the last 3 years during which time she had my mother make her power of attorney and then deemed her incapable of making any decisions for herself. My sister has now sold my mothers house in Naples, Florida without ever discussing it with me. Do I hav...
05/27/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Illinois | #16796How can I stop an employee from leaving our company and starting a competitive business?
We have a member/manger of our Arizona LLC leaving suddenly in order to provide the exact same services using one of our new contractors to do the work, because he can cut out the shared profits. We are an independent energy consultancy and marketing company for sustainable energy installers, perhaps a unique business model for our market that was hard to establish and educate ...
05/27/2009 | Category: LLC | State: Arizona | #16795What can I do if the credit card company that is suing me never gave me an explanation of charges?
I'm being sued for a charged- off credit card balance that I had a dispute of two cash advances. my credit limit was $2000.00, the collections are saying I now owe them over $5,500.00. Can I get this dismissed on the basis that my dispute was never resolved due to the transition of Fleet bank to Bank of America. My court day is July 1st. No one has provided me with an explanati...
05/27/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Fair Debt Co... | State: Florida | #16794What forms are needed to change beneficiaries on all my bank accounts?
I have received the form, VA-P003A, and want to know if the agent would have the power to change beneficiaries stated by the principal for any or all money market, certificate of deposit, or savings accounts. Please let me know if this power would apply to any of these.
05/27/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: Virginia | #16793Spousal real property, wife's name as grantee omitted from deed
My husband and I bought a lot in Brunswick county, NC. Some how my name did not get added to the deed. The lawyer we used for the sale now says it does not matter if something happens to him (we have been married 20 years) that it will automatically be mine. I am concerned that should he be sued (has his own business), since it is soley in his name that a debter could place ...
05/27/2009 | Category: Real Property » Deeds | State: South Carolina | #16792Civil procedure, affirmative defense, limitation of action
I am being sued by my ex-attorney and his direct evidence was obtained under fraud in the inducement where he reassured me that if I signed the documents, they would only be used to protect a percentage of interest in real estate that I own but now he his using against me to claim that interest in the lawsuit he now has against me. The question is, the statute of limitation run...
05/27/2009 | Category: Civil Actions » Limitations | State: New Hampshire | #16790Can I transfer shares of my stock in my company to my wife without a shareholder's meeting?
I run a small company and am thinking whether or not I should transfer my shares to my wife. If I transfer my shares to my wife, is my company required to hold a shareholder's meeting? or is my company needed to obtain the consent of the other shareholders? What happens in the case of a divorce?
05/27/2009 | Category: Corporations | State: Hawaii | #16789Would my ex husband still have rights to my daughter if he gave me sole custody in the divorce?
My ex is a two-time convicted pedophile who will be released from prison in August. What are his rights to a daughter he has never helped raise or paid child support for, and gave up his parental rights to in our divorce? We live in New Mexico, he in California.
05/26/2009 | Category: Paternity » Termination ... | State: New Mexico | #16788Can the bank legally put a lien on my vehicle for monies owed for something else?
X bank has a judgment against me. I own a 2001 ford pickup truck that has a free and clear title. A deputy sheriff from the county came to my house and advised he had a levy against me for the truck and was there to retrieve the truck. I sold the truck to my son about three years ago and he uses it to operate his business; however, he did not transfer the title for insurance s...
05/26/2009 | Category: Judgment Liens | State: Florida | #16787Can I transfer my property to an LLC without having the tax lien follow it?
I have a state tax lien on me. I own a few rental properties, could I transfer my property to an LLC without having the tax lien follow it?
05/26/2009 | Category: LLC | State: Texas | #16786