Legal Questions and Answers
Can the adverse possession law be used?
Four brothers and sisters inherited a 3 unit building from their late parents. Two brothers live in that building since 1999, only one is paying for all the mortgages and property taxes since year of 2000, and eventually they have to rent some unit out in order to raise money to help for all the expenses. The other brother and sister were never willing to take care of the buil...
04/27/2009 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: California | #16211Do our adult children need to be listed as beneficiarys if we have a will?
We filled out our Wills for married couples with adult children. Upon our death, can our children get our money from our bank checking accounts with just the Wills, or do they have to be beneficiarys on the bank accounts to get our money? Our bank said they must be put on as beneficiarys, is this true, or which is true? Or do we need to fill out Power of Attorney for this?
04/27/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: ALL | #16210What are my daughter's rights to fight her eviction?
My daughter has been served an eviction notice. She said her rent check bounced without her realizing it, and was not told the check did not go through. When she went to pay rent she was told that she has been served with eviction notice and refused to accept rent payment. She and I do not know her rights to court and has a court date tomorrow. The landlord has also not fixed ...
04/27/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: ALL | #16209Can the court legally bind my son's compliance order past the age of majority?
My minor child committed 4 public intoxication violations and is in juvenile drug court for over 1 year now. He turns 18 in April of 2008. The court has extended his compliance past age 18. If he decides that he no longer wants to comply, can the court hold him past the age of majority, and what can they legally do about his charges?
04/27/2009 | Category: Minors | State: ALL | #16208What court would have jurisdiction over legitimizing the baby's birth?
A couple living together had a baby and at her birth requested that they be able to legitimize her by filling out the paperwork necessary and entering the father's name on the birth certificate. After a period of time their relationship fell apart and both wanted custody of the child. The baby had the father's last name and there was no issure of paternity. Since the Human Serv...
04/27/2009 | Category: Paternity | State: ALL | #16207Can I resign as Power of Attorney for my mother?
A few years ago I was appointed a power of attorney for both health and property for my mother, but would now like to resign as power of attorney and turn it over to my sister, who is listed on the power of attorney document as the alternate power of attorney. To resign, must I do it in writing or can it be done verbally? If I need to do so in writing to make it legal, can I tr...
04/27/2009 | Category: Power of Attorney | State: ALL | #16206What are my option when my wife has taken our child out of the country?
I am a Pakistani Citizen who lived in the US for 6 years (between 1999-2007) before moving to the UK . My wife (a Pakistani Citizen), whom I married in 2003 while in Pakistan and under Pakistani law, lived with me in the US from 2005-2007. We had a daughter born in California (a US citizen by birth) in 2006. After we moved to the UK, my wife and I developed some differences an...
04/27/2009 | Category: Divorce » International | State: ALL | #16205What are my daughter's options for her marital home if her ex husband is filing bankruptcy?
My daughter who is 36 years old recently was divorced. She and her husband were joint owners, and joint signers on the mortgage for the house. They owe about $150,000 and the house would be worth twice that if the housing market were not so depressed. As a part of the final settlement, she quick-deeded her house to her ex-husband. After a two-year court fight, she ran out of em...
04/27/2009 | Category: Debts and Credit | State: ALL | #16204Does my employment contract automatically renew if there is no expiration date?
Employee's employment contract provides for a severance if employee is terminated within one year from date of agreement, but contract does not have an expiration date. Does the contract automatically renew if it does not contain a expiration date and if so, does the severance clause also renew?
04/27/2009 | Category: Employment | State: ALL | #16203Can the homeowner's association prohibit me from placing a realtor sign in my yard?
Is it legal for the developers of our gated community to forbid the use of any and all signs by homeowners, including Realtor Signs or For Sale by Owner signs? The developers run the Homeowners Assocation and are threatening us with a lien on our property for having Realtor Signs in our windows or in our yards. Who can we turn to for help? No lawyers will take the case and the...
04/27/2009 | Category: Real Property » Homeowner's ... | State: ALL | #16202