Legal Questions and Answers
What financial damages can a plaintiff receive for a defendant violating the Freedom of Information Act?
What financial damages can a plaintiff receive for a defendant (state and/or Federal government) violating the Freedom of Information Act and refusing to turn over public records--written or recorded?
12/03/2008 | Category: Civil Rights | State: District Of Columbia | #14740How can I get a POA for an unconscious relative?
By sister is in the hospital with a massive bleed in her brain. The doctors say it could be monts before they know if she can function for herself. At this point she is in and out of consiousness and has no idea who she is. My brother in Oregon and I in California are her only surviving relatives. I have tried to talk to her bank, credit Card companies and mortgage company a...
12/03/2008 | Category: Guardianship | State: California | #14738What steps must I take to put in writing for my kids to get monthly payouts from my insurance?
What steps must I take to put in writing for my kids (Ages 13 and 19) to get monthly payouts after my death from my term life insurance policy?
12/02/2008 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Tennessee | #14732How Can I Get A Hardship License In New Jersey After Having My License Suspended In Georgia
I just returned to New Jersey from Georgia where I lived for the past 25 years. While there, I managed to get my drivers license suspended for 5 years due to 3 drug possessions within a certain time frame. That suspension is over April 21, 2011. I passed the written test (because my Jersey license expired), paid off some old tickets on my Jersey license from the 80's, and paid...
12/01/2008 | Category: Drivers Lice... » Drivers Hard... | State: New Jersey | #14731Can a subcontractor file a lien against my property for not being paid by the contractor?
I live in Georgia and hired a Pool contractor to build an in-ground pool. He, in turn, hired several sub-contractors. I have paid the contractor the full contract price plus cost for some change orders. The work was completed around June 30, 2008. I recently received a notice that the plaster company was filing a lien against my property for failure to be paid by the pool contr...
12/01/2008 | Category: Contractors » Construction... | State: Georgia | #14730Can I Be Emancipated From One Parent But Not The Other
My parents are getting a divorce in Colorado. I am sixteen years old. My dad asked for and got a custody evaluation for me even though I asked him not to. Can I get an attorney and be emancipated from my dad and not my mom?
11/27/2008 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Colorado | #14727Can a person stop another from using a right of way on his property?
Can a person who has already given consent to a right of way on his property, stop a person authorized to go on to another persons land on that right of way?
11/26/2008 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Mississippi | #14726Does Neighbor Need Permission To Connect To Our Existing Fence
If my chain link fence is recessed 4' into our property, does my neighbor have the right to connect to my fence without my permission?
11/26/2008 | Category: Real Property » Encroachment | State: Arizona | #14725Will we be asked to pay the current land value for building our house encroaching on neighbor's land?
We built a house in February 2006 and thought that it was on the property line. We had ask the surveyor to survey. Now we find out that the person who surveyed our lot did not go all the way to the flag which is still there on the corner of the lot. We are now being sued for $20,000 plus $60,000 for punitive damages for our house encroaching 32.3 feet on the corner of his lan...
11/26/2008 | Category: Real Property » Encroachment | State: Tennessee | #14724What Is The Criteria Of Right To A Speedy Trial In California
What is the criteria of right to a speedy trial in California?
11/25/2008 | Category: Criminal | State: California | #14723