Legal Questions and Answers
What Rights do I have to Use the Aid of a Disability Animal at Work
I work for Southwest Tennessee Community College. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and have some mobility issues in getting around campus. I am a Computer Lab technician, and I have labs all over campus in 5 buildings. I have trained a Golden Retriever to assist me in getting around, helping me get out of chairs, to get up off of the floor, and to sit and let me lean on his head if ...
03/09/2009 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: Tennessee | #15497What rights does my wife have to her mother estate if there was no will
My wife’s mother just died in Tennessee without a will. Her property is in her mother's name. The house on the property is in her mother's and surviving father in law's name. What rights to the estate does my wife have? She was working on a new will but died without signing it.
03/09/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Will Contests | State: Tennessee | #15496Can an exclusive agreement be valid in a contractor relationship using an independant contractor?
Can an exclusive agreement be valid in a contractor relationship, allowing an independent contractor to only work for said company?
03/09/2009 | Category: Employment » NonCompete A... | State: Florida | #15495Does full disclosure and material fact apply even when it is an 'As is' contract?
We purchased a $50,000 mobile home 'as is'. After 6 months of using the air conditioning it started giving us problems. It was discovered when the previous company (their business is selling mobile homes and spaces in parks) painted the interior they operated the air conditioning unit and paint had clogged up the coils. Also, when they moved the unit the tray under the coils cr...
03/09/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: Arizona | #15494Termination for Theft at a Department Store for Grand Larceny
I was termitnated from my job at a department store due to refund theft. I made fraudulent refund gift cards totalling $550. I returned all cards UNUSED to loss prevention. The cops were called and they came and took a statement, but I was not arrested. They said an investigator would be contacting me. I have never been in trouble before in my life. What kind of punishment do ...
03/09/2009 | Category: Criminal » Sentences | State: Mississippi | #15493As a Co-signer is there a way I can force the sale of the vehicle?
I co-signed for a car. Is there any way I can legally force a sale of the car?
03/09/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Cosigning | State: Pennsylvania | #15492How is the period of one year defined in a contract?
How does one calculate a time period contained in a contract, for instance a two year time period when the effective date of the contract is March 5, 2007? Does the two year time period end on March 5, 2009 at midnight or does it extend to March 6, 2009?
03/09/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: New York | #15491When my husband passes what properties will I automatically inherit?
My husband and I have 2 homes. On one, I am listed in my maiden name; it is now a rental property. The other one that we live in is in his name. He has adult children by his former marriages; we have none together. In Florida, will the properties automatically be given to me?
03/09/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Intestacy | State: Florida | #15490How do I get an immediate Restraining Order in a Divorce?
I need immediate separation with restraining orders, no contact with children, frozen accounts, and theft for her closing accounts.
03/09/2009 | Category: Divorce » Legal Separa... | State: North Carolina | #15489Are chain letters legal where it involved mailing money to others?
Is this legal as termed in the mail order business? You receive a packet of information asking you to send $1 to each of the people on the list. You then retype the list inserting your name at the bottom and removing the top name and send it to 200 people. If X% of people respond, you will receive X$ in so many weeks. It is purported as 'mail order' (and legal) because peopl...
03/09/2009 | Category: Donations | State: Texas | #15487