Legal Questions and Answers
Is there a form to make sure the logging contractor is responsible for any damages he may cause?
I have a logging contractor coming in to remove some tree's that are very close to my house. Is there a legal form I could use to make sure he would be held responsible for any damage to my house, garage, septic system and out buildings? I would like to find a form I could download from the computer.
05/04/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16543In Florida who legally is required to maintain the easement to a property?
Easement to property. Who legally is required to maintain the easement? Is it the owner of the property that the easement is on or the property owner that uses the easement? If damages are done to the easement who is required to fix it / Maintain it by Florida Law?
05/04/2009 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: ALL | #16542Can a taped conversation be used to present evidence?
Can a taped conversation be used to present evidence in all cases? Only one side was aware of conversation. Is there a way to have this evidence dismissed from the court?
05/04/2009 | Category: Courts | State: Mississippi | #16541How many family members can be on the board of a corporation?
This is a church. The founder is the Pastor, it's been Inc since 1969. How many family members are allowed to sit on the Trustee Board?
05/04/2009 | Category: Corporations | State: ALL | #16540What is needed to bring someone from another country to live in the US?
I want to go to the Philippines and bring some one back to us. What will it take? What will she need to come with back to the United States, and how long will it take?
05/04/2009 | Category: Immigration | State: ALL | #16539My lease does not cover early termination and I am not able to fulfill payment of full lease
A family member had to leave a rental and move from the area due to a health emergency. Only 5 months were used and 5 months remained on the lease period and a last month's rent was also serving as security deposit, refundable 'subject to payment of all outstanding bills and obligations' it is a very short lease not covering termination or even notices required. Regretfull...
05/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: ALL | #16538Is there a way to move a mortgage from one property to another if all owners can not sign?
I have a friend who wants to move a mortgage from one property to another - the mortgage is signed by three individuals and and on the mortgage it is written the three names C/O their attorney although their attorney did not sign. Two of the individuals are unreachable, one is out of state and one is in jail - is it enough to have a spreader agreement and partial release signed...
05/04/2009 | Category: Real Property » Joint Tenants | State: New York | #16537What is the best way to give our children our home without having to pay gift taxes?
My wife and I own a house in New York and we would like to know how we can transfer this house to our 2 children without triggering gift taxes or any other taxes. Do you recommend that we just give the house outright to them or add their names as owners?
05/04/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: New York | #16536What forms should be used for a lien release?
I am a home builder. I failed to submit a notice of commencement to the county superior court on two homes I started in May 2007. I hired a cabinet company in Septemeber 2007 to install cabinets for these two homes. They purcahsed the cabinets from their vendor (a cabinet manufacturer in Tennessee ) and installed some of them in my two homes over the course of Sept - Nov. 200...
05/04/2009 | Category: Civil Actions » Liens | State: ALL | #16535How do I become emancipated from my parents at age 17?
I am 17 years old and I want to legally become independent. What is the first thing that I need to do to emancipate from my parents?
05/04/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: ALL | #16534