Legal Questions and Answers
If I am found to be the father am I responsible for back child support?
In 1994, I had relations with a woman who I later found out to have had relations with other men. She found out that she was pregnant and admonished me from being the father based on her weeks of pregnancy and date we fornicated. I entered the military later that year. She gave birth in May of 1995. She claimed that the father was another man. I attempted to persuade her t...
01/14/2009 | Category: Paternity | State: North Dakota | #14993How do I collect money for back storage and what can I do with the abandoned belongings?
A family member and I shared a self storage unit. After my relative did not pay the rent for three months, I took over the unit in my name, paid all back rent, and changed the locks. How do I collect my money and get his belongings out?
01/14/2009 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Abandoned Pr... | State: New Jersey | #14992If my son changes his last name will that effect the order for child support?
My son would like to include my maiden name in with his father's last name. His father is an absentee parent and my father is pretty much whom he considers his 'father'. How will that affect the custody agreement? The biological father lives in Louisiana and we live in New Jersey. He chooses not to see his son or to be in his life other than the occasional e-mail and has never ...
01/14/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New Jersey | #14991What is the law in New York on majority rules in an irrevocable trust?
What is the law in New York on majority rules in an irrevocable trust? If the trust has three trustees, can the trust be changed or dissolved if two trustees agree? (FYI : The trust does not mention majority rules). If so, New York law would prevail. (I live in Florida now but the trust was made in New York). Also, is there a statue of limitations that would make the majori...
01/14/2009 | Category: Trusts » Revocable Tr... | State: Florida | #14990Tenant Wishes to Terminate Lease With Notice and Forfeiture of Security Deposit
I am having a conflict with a proposed tenant on a 5 year store lease. He wants to be relieved of personal guaranty anytime with 6 months notice and forfeiture of 2 months security. The property is in New York. Is this advisable?
01/14/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Florida | #14989Where can I find the legal definition of "commercial use"?
I'm an apprentice tattoo artist. I practice on pig skin or prosthetic skin at home. A lady on the Home Owners Associatio board is convinced that I am running a tattoo 'business' because she claims to have seen me tattoo on someone and because my friends which I have over from time to time are outside smoking. She thinks they're lining up for a tattoo. They're just smoking o...
01/14/2009 | Category: Courts » Legal Defini... | State: California | #14988Is there a way to have spousal support set aside since I have been paying for 20 years?
I have been paying alimony to my ex-wife in Virginia for over 20 years. I am retired and in ill health and would like to see if the alimony can be set aside. Can I do that in Florida or do I have to retain a lawyer in Virginia and go there to do it? The amount was lowered a little over 10 years ago but I still have to pay her $6,000 a year plus a portion of my Navy retirement...
01/14/2009 | Category: Divorce » Spousal Supp... | State: Florida | #14986Was an offer to settle made to me by an attorney with a witness legally binding once I accepted?
My sister and I own a house together. I want to sell; she doesn't. I filed a petition to partition property. Her lawyer called me for a meeting where he made me an offer that I accepted. He said he would draw up the papers. The next thing I heard was from another attorney making me an offer half of the original offer, with the new attorney denying I was made the original offer....
01/14/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: New Hampshire | #14984I do I collect on bad checks that were given to me as a gift?
I live in Atlanta, Georgia. I received 2 personal checks from a person that lives out of state (Detroit, Michigan) which were considered as gifts of money for a total of $950.00. When I deposited the checks, they did not clear. How do I go about making a case in court to make this person pay me back the money that was on the checks?
01/14/2009 | Category: Gifts | State: Michigan | #14983Is the old will of my deceased wife that does not list her married status legal?
My wife passed away 01/01/09 the last will she made is old and does not reflect our married status. It just lists me as a friend. What can I do to change it or break it?
01/13/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Will Contests | State: Texas | #14982