Legal Questions and Answers
What is the legal definition of rent?
What is the legal definition of rent? I'm going through a divorce. I took in a housemate who is also going through a divorce. She helps with utilities and my mortgage. She does not pay me any money directly. There is no rental agreement, written or oral. My ex is claiming this is rent in order to increase support. Is this legally rent? Her attorney claims that the term r...
05/09/2009 | Category: Cohabitation | State: California | #16622If I stand to inherit millions and already own property, should I get a prenuptial agreement?
I am planning on getting married and I'm wondering if I should get a prenuptial. I own a home which I purchased before I met my fiance and I stand to inherit millions from my parents. I always thought that anyone I marry could not go after an inheritance or my house if we were to divorce since it was before him. However, some people are telling me differently. Other than those ...
05/09/2009 | Category: Marriage ยป Premarital A... | State: New York | #16621Am I required to tell my spouse that I am divorcing that I have an STD?
Is it required for a spouse to announce they have an std to the unknowing spouse throughout a divorce proceeding prior to bifurcating the marriage and signing off on continuing to support the infected spouse with medical insurance? And could it be construed as 'fraud' if found out after the bifurcation was set?
05/09/2009 | Category: Criminal | State: California | #16620Paternity proceeding; putative father seeks information
I received a call form a friend who informed me that I had just became a father. This came as a shock to me because this was the first I had ever heard of any such matter. I called the women to find out if these allegations where true. She was just getting out of the hospital and told me that the baby she had was my daughter but did not put me on the birth certificate. Al...
05/09/2009 | Category: Paternity | State: Minnesota | #16619What judicial remedies available under lease-option agreement?
I am doing a lease sale contract for my home. The buyer has offered me $20 K (non refundable) and will pay me $2000 per month for 24 months at which time he will gain financing and buy the house for the agreed price of $380 K. I have a lease purchase contract that states if the buyer can't get financing at the end of the lease OR if the buyer is late on the rent on any given ...
05/09/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Arizona | #16618Can I transfer or assign the patent license agreement to my LLC?
If a patent license agreement has no stipulation or reference at all as to the Licensor's ability to transfer or assign the agreement, can the Licensor assign the agreement to a third party without the Licensee's approval and notification? Specifically, as an individual I hold a patent license agreement and I recently formed an LLC in which I am the sole owner. I would like to...
05/09/2009 | Category: Intellectual Prope... | State: Florida | #16617Where can I find a California Demand for Trail form1381?
I want to download the California Demand for Trail form1381. Am having trouble finding the form or getting access to it.
05/09/2009 | Category: Criminal | State: Indiana | #16615Am I obligated to tell my attorney that a paternity test revealed I am not the real father?
Unwed father and mother have a child. Father's name on the birth certificate. Raises child as own for 4.5 years. Files for custody. Mother tells judge he is the father, then tells father to get paternity test. Non-legal PT done. Not father. Father wants to raise child, due to neglectful mother. Judge gives tempory custody to father. Is father obligated to tell lawyer about the...
05/08/2009 | Category: Paternity | State: New Mexico | #16613Am I entitled to back pay if I was forced to resign but was later reinstated?
If an employee resigns and is then reinstated, are there any rules for back pay for the time not working?
05/08/2009 | Category: Employment | State: Nebraska | #16612How do I dispute damage a neighbor claims my son did to her car?
My son opened his rear passenger car door in a school parking lot, dinged and scuffed the neighboring car's rear door. The only people to witness this was my uncle, my husband and my 2 sons. The vehicle owner came out soon after. We had her get 3 estimates. On the estimates was previous damage included on her front door and her driver mirror. I took the least of her estimates a...
05/08/2009 | Category: Automobiles | State: Colorado | #16611