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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Family Law for Texas on
Q: What do I do if I am being charged wrongfully because my step daughter has been manipulated by her mother to hating me?

I am being accused of being charged with a misdemeanor assault on family, my husbands 15 yr old daughter has been manipulated by her mother to hating me after 7 yrs of being with her father now that she is older according to her mother she has a mind of her own and attacked me at a restaurant in... View More

John Cucci Jr.
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answered on Oct 15, 2024

Wow! That is a terrible situation.

The most important thing you can do is to NOT talk to anyone about your case anymore. Save it for your lawyer.

I would like to see the video to give you a solid answer about your case. If there are others who took video of the event and your...
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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Ohio on
Q: I had the police show up at my house today. I didn't answer and they refused to discuss over phone. What do I do?

My ex has had me arrested twice before and he just lost in court against me so whatever this is is retaliation. I'm terrified of cops to the point of panic attacks. I don't know how to handle this.

Joshua Mulligan
Joshua Mulligan
answered on Oct 15, 2024

If you were a victim or witness to a crime the police would probably be nice and give you some information over the phone. It sounds like you are being treated as a suspect.

It is almost always a bad idea to speak to the police. Their purpose in speaking to you is to get you to say...
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2 Answers | Asked in Business Law for California on
Q: What happens if you are 50% owner of a corporation and have no written agreement and one partner wants out

one partner has put in 80k and the other has put in 30k but now wants to dissolve the company and other partner does not want to

Shawn R. Jackson
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answered on Oct 15, 2024

As you might imagine, a few initial questions for you: [1] is there a signed shareholder's agreement for the corporation ... [2] what are the written documents that support the "50%" ownership and how does that ownership reflect the 80k - 30 k split ... and [3] do you have a signed... View More

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2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for California on
Q: I lied to have my boyfriend arrested because I was protecting him from someone who was threatening him figures jail was

We live w my mom n her boyfriend and he suffers from skitsofrenia my mom’s boyfriend attacked him beat him in his head and was going to do it again if he had another episode so during an outburst I told the cops he choked me to save him from being assaulted again I figured jail was safer for him

Joshua Mulligan
Joshua Mulligan
answered on Oct 15, 2024

You could possibly get in legal trouble for coming forward with the true statement of what happened. However, you may also have legal defenses because you possibly had good reasons to make the false statement.

If I was in your shoes I would give a statement to the defense and possibly the...
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3 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Consumer Law, Contracts and Banking for California on
Q: On March 31, my son hit the car in front of him, and the other party pressured him to pay via Zelle on the spot without

On March 31, my son hit the car in front of him, and the other party pressured him to pay via Zelle on the spot without providing a repair estimate. Afterward, they requested more money through text messages, and my son made a bank transfer that same day. However, he immediately tried to cancel the... View More

Leon Bayer
Leon Bayer
answered on Oct 15, 2024

As far as the bank is concerned, they simply followed your son's instructions. If he got scammed, it's not the bank's fault. You don't get to have the bank pay you back.

Worthy of consideration is that your son caused damage to the other car, and the other is owned by...
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