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Family Law

152,602 Questions...

• divorce and realestate

• What is the name of your state? south carolina i divorced my husband in 2000 we owned a house together when i divorced him he had 30 days to remove my name from the house i filled out all the paper work to do so weel some how the lawyer or the bank lost the signatures now here it is 2004 and a......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:58:00 GMT | 460 bytes | Answers (9)

• what happens if it is not stated in support order

• Would my husband have to end up paying for education expenses if it is not stated in his current support order? Our situation: Husbands son graduated from high school in June 2005, started working and worked for about 3 months. Quit his job here in New York and moved to North Carolina, took a......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:58:00 GMT | 776 bytes | Answers (4)

• child support vs visitation

• What is the name of your state? IN Now, FL previous yes, visitation and CS are two different things.. but they do overlap sometimes. I moved out of state - IN.. we drafted a modification agreement.. between us, not with the court, I pay for the kids to visit him (or him to come here) and he pays......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:58:00 GMT | 1,413 bytes | Answers (3)

• Discovery ?

• What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FLORIDA I'm Pro Se (can't afford an attorney). I submitted a Supplemental Petition to Modify Alimony and have a court date set. Reason to Modify is because new job pays quite a bit less than previous. I was laid off and on unemployment benefits for......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:58:00 GMT | 880 bytes

• Father wanting his Daughter (long..sorry)

• What is the name of your state? VA (child lives with mom in PA) I know this is a LONG post, but I wanted to give you all the long term big picture here. SORRY ahead of time Hey all, just wanted to get some of your opinions on the situation. Few things before I get into the big mess... 1) I DO......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:58:00 GMT | 6,240 bytes | Answers (36)

Employment and Labor Law

85,522 Questions...

• MA - Employer's Appeal at Unemployment Office was today

• ....So to update everyone, as I wrote in a former post, I was on FMLA for the full 12 weeks and 6 days b4 the end of FMLA I received a formal request from HR to provide medical recert. and was "urged to communicate with them." No deadline by which I was supposed to respond was stated in......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:58:00 GMT | 2,624 bytes

• TX-Payment for Hours Worked

• I work for a company that when you are "1" minute late you are docked until the next quarter hour, i.e., 8:01 becomes 8:15 on the timecard; likewise, if you leave at 2:37 you are docked to 2:30. You lose on both ends - is this permissible? In some cases, if an employee is late, say 8:05......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:58:00 GMT | 520 bytes | Answers (1)

• holiday pay

• texas my husband paid our employees for xmas day if they worked the day after or the day before the holiday. i got upset. he said it was a federal law that people must be paid at least one day of the holiday - if they worked before or after that holiday date,. is he messin with me or not**i......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:58:00 GMT | 440 bytes | Answers (1)

• Day of Rest, New York

• My employer has scheduled me 12 consecutive days in a row. Now, on either end of these 12 day are at least one day off, so if split it into two consecutive six-day periods, I would still have one day off for each of the seven-days. The NY State laws that I was able to find online seem ambiguous......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:58:00 GMT | 615 bytes | Answers (5)

• fee agreement

• The agreement says if my attorney loses I own nothing If I am forced to change attorneys AND the new one loses... do I owe the former attorney cost, becuase he was not the one who lost the case? The word "irrevocable" was put at the top of my present attorneys' fee agreement....
• Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:58:00 GMT | 301 bytes | Answers (1)

Real Estate and Property Law

84,909 Questions...

• seller has outstanding judgements

• What is the name of your state? CA We are 15 days past the original COE because the seller has outstanding liens/conveyances on his property. Since we are using an escrow company, the escrow officer told us that they would still charge us the escrow fees (about $1000) if we cancel the purchase.......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:58:00 GMT | 484 bytes | Answers (1)

• Does Tenancy End if a Property is Sold

• I have talked to a lawyer and he says that michigan takes the power of attorney. When i called the local courthouse they told me it was up to the judge. How can the judge make that decision and how can I go about talkin to the judge? Second Question: I have someone that wants to buy the house but......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:58:00 GMT | 1,421 bytes | Answers (1)

• father in-law landlord

• What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? California Father in-law owns home my husband and I rent (13 years). Was specified that we could buy home when financially able. That time has come and gone. Father in-law now states that he will not sell home to us but will leave it......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:58:00 GMT | 618 bytes | Answers (3)

• Electrical & Water lines Proxiamety?

• I am posting from Southern Ontario Canada. I am just starting a bathroom in my basement and I have run into a situation I am not sure what the 'rules' are. The bathroom is roughed in and the previous owner built a room beside the bathroom as an office. They ran the power lines through the......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:58:00 GMT | 580 bytes | Answers (8)

• Errors & omissions

• I am located in New Mexico. To what extent may architects and engineers be held financially responsible for mistakes in their drawings. Assume their are costs to demolish work in place, costs to rebuild the work correctly, interest carry on loan expense due to delays and loss of lease revenue due......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:58:00 GMT | 335 bytes | Answers (3)

Immigration Law

67,563 Questions...

• can you certify a birth certificate from mexico?

• What is the name of your state? Arkansas I am engaged to an mexican who is here illigally. In order to get a marriage license we both need a state certified birth certificate. He has his birth certificate from Mexico. We need to get it translated, but I want to know if that will be enough or do......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:58:00 GMT | 513 bytes | Answers (2)

• My son's bio father is an U.S citizen. Is my son?

• What is the name of your state? Nevada I gave birth to my son out of wed-lock, in England, in 1969. His father was an American G.I. My son now works in NC, he has a H1B visa, he is a scientist. Recently my son located his father on the internet, the guy admits that he is his father, and they are......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:58:00 GMT | 394 bytes | Answers (3)

• FOR NOBBY*

• I see you had another AOS interview on April 14th (?). What was the end results????...
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:58:00 GMT | 83 bytes

• Simultaneous H1B extension AND transfer

• I live in California. I am now employed by company (A), which sponsors my H1B visa. The visa expires in a month (12 Nov 2004). (A) has no more work for me, so I am currently looking for a new position. As the interviews go by, I expect to find a job sometime in November, a little before or a......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:58:00 GMT | 1,369 bytes

• Which Status?

• I was in H1B and it has expired in March 2003 (I-94 also expired same date). My employer filed for extension in February 2003 itself. Meanwhile I applied for I-140/I-485/EAD/AP through my spouse (medical field!!), I sent my Receipt notice of H1 renewal with the application. Anyway, we got our EAD......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:58:00 GMT | 1,240 bytes | Answers (5)

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE

66,510 Questions...

• Public Intoxication By A Minor

• hi i was hoping someone could help,i visited santa barbara,ca last summer and got arrested for public intoxication,false information to the police and resisting arrest.i was 20 at the time and still a minor.i went to court and paid for court time etc and was told by the public defender that it......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:58:00 GMT | 747 bytes | Answers (3)

• Warrant Issued For Failure to Appear (Motor Vehicle) 6 years Ago in Connecticut

• Connecticut Ok, The other day I got a call that I had a warrant out for me and I turned myself in. They told me it was a Failure to Appear for driving with a suspended license in 2001. I was stunned and have no idea where this even came from. In mid 2001 I was involved in a car accident and......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:58:00 GMT | 1,915 bytes

• Probation violation and 5th amendment

• What is the name of your state?undefined Maryland When meeting with my probation officer for my first DUI offense, like an idiot I mentioned to her that I drank 3 beers on my 21st birthday. She subsequently violated me and I have to appear in court soon. Does the 5th amendment and freedom from......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:58:00 GMT | 419 bytes | Answers (1)

• Open Intox In Vehicle

• Michican, does anybody know the elements of the misdemeanor crime open intox in a vehicle. I've been told that an empty six pack being transported for deposit refund in the passenger compartment is a violation. If a driver is found to have a half full can of beer, the beer is dumped by the......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:58:00 GMT | 506 bytes | Answers (6)

• Retail Fraud Civil Demand - When is It Harrassment

• My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan Ok, it's kinda a long story, but to make it short I was recently fired from my job at a large retailer for "Misappropriation and/or damageof company assets". What happened was my boyfriend gave me a gift card that was for the......
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:58:00 GMT | 1,719 bytes | Answers (9)