Legal Questions and Answers
What is considered entrapment?
A Bar is for members only. TABC employees come in to the bar. Sign the guest list as if they are guests of a member. They go to the bar and order a drink at the busiest time of the night. Then arrest the bartender for serving them as if it was an open bar. Is this entrapment?
01/02/2009 | Category: Licenses » Liquor | State: Texas | #14907Are we responsible for water damage not reported to us?
My wife and I own 2 separate condominium units in the same building. We are separated but legally co-owners. In May of this year there was a water leak from her bathtub, resulting in water damage to the unit below hers. The building manager, who knocked on her door and informed my co-owner of the leak, called a plumber who came and diagnosed the problem, lack of proper seal in ...
01/02/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: California | #14905Can an unlicensed contractor file suit for unpaid work?
I hired a man who has a side construction business to do work on my house. The job was delayed by over 2 months, which kept me from having tenants move into the house. It was also shoddy work, so I kicked him out of the house and had to have someone else come in to fix part of the work and have them finish what was started. The contractor is now suing me for payment and I am r...
01/02/2009 | Category: Contractors | State: Arizona | #14904How can I located an attorney to probate a will?
Can you as a Legal firm can help me contact an attorney who will be able to help me probate a will without charging me a fortune? So I can receive an exemption on the property taxes and also need to homestead can not because the property is not probated.
01/02/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #14902Can a subcontractor persue payment from a customer if the contractor never paid?
If a subcontractor is not paid by the contractor, can the subcontractor pursue payment from the customer (ie: the entity who hired the contractor and for whom the subcontractor performed the work)? The work was performed in both Colorado (at the customer site) and in Florida (where I reside and work from home). This is not the construction industry, it is computer softwa...
01/02/2009 | Category: Contractors | State: Florida | #14900Is my son considered an adult at age 18 in South Carolina or should we emancipate him?
In South Carolina, do I have to emancipate my 18 year old defiant-type son? He still lives at home, but we don't want liability for what he does and if he wants to go to college, he will do better obtaining Federal scholarships such as Pell grants if we are 'divorced' from all responsibility? How do we do this?
01/01/2009 | Category: Minors » Age of Major... | State: South Carolina | #14899Can a parent or legal guardian legally emancipate a minor and how would this be done?
Can a parent or legal guardian legally emancipate a minor and how would this be done?
01/01/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: New Mexico | #14898Would I still have to pay child support if I have the kids an equal amount of time?
I received a letter from the court to have a modification. I will be paying a lot more than what I'm paying right now. I want to know if I get joint custody will I still have to pay any child support. Right now I have my kids only on weekends, but I heard that if I have them for half of the time I won't have to pay any child support.
01/01/2009 | Category: Divorce » Child Support | State: Arizona | #14897How would I remove my ex spouse from the deed of the house?
I bought a house solely in my name. A few years later, I put my now ex on the deed.He only lived in the house with his name on it for 2 years. I would like to know what steps are necessary to remove him from the deed?
12/31/2008 | Category: Real Property » Deeds | State: Rhode Island | #14896How do I stop landlord from entering dwelling?
My landlord who resides in California has had his agent here in CO. Entered my dwelling twice in the last 3 months without any prior knowledge or permission from me to do so. This is not being done in a case of an emergency. What are my rights, and how do I get this to stop?
12/31/2008 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Colorado | #14894