Since your landlord owns your place, he or she can evict you for any reason as long as it is not an unlawful one. In my experience, many tenants overestimate their right to stay in their rental property. Whether you have or have not found a place yet is not contemplated in the law -- meaning that... View More

Do you mean that your boyfriend's exwife is trying to argue to the court that because you and your boyfriend live together now, your income should count as his and, thus, he owes more child support?

If so, the general answer is no. You should look up California Family Code 4057.5. New... View More

How does California law apply to this situation? Do you live in Washington, but your lived mother lived in California?

If your mother lived in CA and her house was here, the fact she died without a trust or will is important. There is something called intestate succession that applies. It... View More

Two questions: Did you complain to your city or county or some other governmental agency about the water and electrical problems before your landlord decided to evict you? Second, if your place really does have water and electrical problems, why do you want to stay?

The law does not require that you be reimbursed. If you and the petitioner can't agree on a reimbursement, then you're probably out of luck. Maybe the petitioner will agree to reimburse you, but the petitioner might ask you for reimbursement as well.

John is correct. Under the Family Code (section 2104, I think), financial disclosures for petitioner are always required, even in default cases.

I forget is Sacramento County has workshops or other classes still that are meant to help people without lawyers finish cases that are relatively... View More

If your father lived in California, then yes, the probate has to be done in California. Specifically, it has to be done in the county where your father lived. Depending on the complexity of your dad's estate, you might be able to do this remotely. In other words, hire a probate lawyer in the... View More

Yes, you should. If you die without a will, trust, or other similar estate planning instruments, California will apply intestate succession to your assets and that process does not require that you be a US citizen. Many people in California (and the US overall) are not US citizens so requiring a... View More

No, because the other side's lawyer owes you no duties or obligations aside from the rules that Ali mentions below that all lawyers are supposed to follow generally. At a very general level, malpractice is about violating a duty or obligation the defendant owed to the plaintiff and failed to... View More

What would be the advantage of placing her under your insurance policy instead? Which insurance is better in terms of price, coverage, etc? If the answer is yours, you might have a more convincing argument than if the answer is the husband's.

One other thing to examine: Each insurance... View More

Probably. A typical term of probation for a DUI is that you (1) can't drink, and (2) are subject to search by any law enforcement officer at any time for any reason. One would hope that our spouse is there to help and encourage us, but that's not always the case. Some spouses are exactly... View More

Yes. The FL-150 is where you would disclose that information. In general, you have to file a new FL-150 every 3 months or so. Since you know that one spouse is seeking spousal support and increased income is relevant for that purpose, failing to disclose your increased income would make it appear... View More

Your daughter can leave the land to you with estate planning documents (e.g. will, trust, etc). If she is merely incapacitated, the estate planning can get complicated so a lawyer would make things easier.

It might depend on whether there are special city laws or county laws pertaining to rentals, but in general in California, the answer is no. A landlord cannot deduct for his time. He probably can deduct for the cost of the a/c units. Civil Code 1950.5 is the applicable law here. Deductions are... View More

Have you contacted the Department of Child Support Services in San Diego County? They should be able to help you do a modification, but it might take a long time. The county DCSS doesn't charge a fee for modifications, but they have a lot of people seeking modifications and relatively few... View More

The answer depends on many things. Was your separation significant enough to cut off community property? What liabilities are there? When were those liabilities incurred? Did your husband have any assets from which those liabilities could be satisfied? Did your husband leave a will? If so, did he... View More

It depends. In general, child support and custody/visitation often go together, but do not have to. In other words, you can be ordered to pay support, but only get minimal visitation. It all depends on what the judge decides given what can be proven. The judge is probably going to assume you... View More

You can call the police to report suspected elder abuse and whatever else may be occurring. Your job is not to identify what the crimes are, but rather to be a good source of information so that the police are convinced that a crime has actually occurred.

What do you contend the mistake is?

If there is a court case, go look at the file and see what paperwork your mother's attorney has filed in the past. Most court forms have a caption at the very top of the page listing out the attorney's name, mailing address, phone number, etc.