My wife and I found a condo we wanted to purchase before signing a buyer agreement with an agency. After we signed and submitted an offer, we discovered that our agent sent two consecutive offers that had incorrect terms on them, including one that would have required us to place an 80% down... Read more »
You should not be signing offers without reading them. You might hire an agent to represent you, but you need to be very careful about looking for properties in the first place. It would be wise to hire an attorney to continually assist you, and check out prospective properties prior to you... Read more »
There are many ways of conveying improved real property to a son. I recommend hiring a competent attorney: to perform a title search including looking at the legal description; drafting a quit claim deed (since I doubt he wants to sue his parents); deciding upon an agreed purchase price... Read more »
You obviously need a competent attorney. Trying to do a Divorce yourself with property and children involved will be a permanent disaster for everyone concerned. Make payments, barter with firearms, vehicles, whatever, to hire a decent attorney, or stay married.
In Tennessee, there is a $ 10,000 Personal Property Exemption in addition to a few other Exemptions.
But before or after the Judgment, but prior to any Execution or Garnishment being issued, you must explicitly claim these Exemptions in writing with that particular Court. A good lawyer... Read more »
I was incarcerated in 2016. I was released on October 19, 2020. When I was released I was under the impression that I had flattened my time. February 5, 2020, a parole officer came to my house to inform me that I was apparently on probation. I was unaware and so was she. My sentence was flatted. I... Read more »
At worse you should move the Court for unsupervised probation. But if its parole (and it probably is), it will be different and you may have to complete it. Again go to Court and examine your Judgment of Conviction.
There is no amount for the fine, it is traffic control device, and there is no other info.
If you have not already checked with the appropriate Clerk about this Citation, you may wish to hire a competent attorney to look into it.
Well if the attorney is unpaid, he is not going to help with the probation violation. Very often, a competent attorney can mitigate the damage from violating a probation order. The amount of jail time that is saved could be substantial.
Co-executors can not agree on a price to sell the home and one is living rent free for many years and wants to keep the home. There are 4 people involved two get 1/3 and two get 1/6 of the home and the rest of the estate. The will has been in probate for over two years. I want to fill a petition so... Read more »
Either a co-executor or a tenant in common can file an action for a partition sale. The home may or may not be in probate. You need a competent attorney to do this. The personal property assets are probably lost at this point. But a good attorney should be able to force a sale.
Gave me the number of a “victims” dad to call and work things out. I feel like I’m being scammed
Hire a competent attorney to negotiate any prospective restitution to victims. Talking to victims directly is always bad, and make a bad situation much worse.
I was told by the officer that pulled me over that I would just have to pay a ticket, then when I called to find out the amount, they informed me I have to go to court. Is there any possible way I can avoid going to court?
You need to go to Court on virtually any Citation. Be respectful. The worst that can happen is that you are found guilty and have to pay the Court. But you might get lucky.
My grandma left me part of her estate when she passed away. She Appointed one of my cousins as Trustee of her estate. I went to jail for a period of 4 months. While in there I was served with papers accusing me of damages to the house that I did not do and a court date was set. I was physically... Read more »
You might file a Rule 60 Motion now within 1 year of the Judgment. You need to be very convincing of your legal disabilities at the time. But even if you are in jail, you need to file papers (including handwritten in pencil) with the Court. Default Judgments are often set aside. You should... Read more »
I went into labor while incarcerated and was in labor for a full day and repeatedly kept telling the guards at the jail who would not take me to the hospital. Finally I had no choice but to deliver my baby myself right there in the jail cell. Anything could have happened to me or my baby in that... Read more »
The jail nurse should have assisted you when you notified the jailers of the birthing. But you probably have no damages, and this would be a Government Tort Liability Action which has alot of requirements and immunities. A few very experienced lawyers might see a cause of action, but i do not.... Read more »
Not to my knowledge. If there is a relevant clause in the Real Estate Sale Contract, then that term on current utilities controls. But no Tennessee Statute applies. Possibly some county ordinance or city code requires it. Who would enforce it?
My husband will not work a full time job. He barely works 15 hours a week. I have been paying everything since we have been married..which is two years. I am currently going through cancer treatment too and working full time. The only thing he has paid is the cable and internet. I pay everything... Read more »
You should hire an attorney now for a divorce consultation. But yes, the other spouse can claim an equitable portion of the increase in value of separate real property since the marriage. I suspect that you have a larger problem: no grounds for divorce. Selling the house now, moving... Read more »
Now I found out I can’t is there anything I can do to get them back
It depends on how long ago you pled guilty. Noone should ever plead guilty to Domestic Violence anywhere. Attacking your plea is probably futile, but you might try it. Maybe Diversion is still an option if the plea is withdrawn. Also within a year, you might try an ineffective assistance of... Read more »
They let him go and said turn yourself in. What is this ?
It sounds like the Cops gave him a break. But Citations are just as much charges as Arrest Warrants. He needs a decent lawyer and needs to start a drug program today. Then go to Court and start working towards either Dismissals and Diversion, or at least no jail Misdemeanors.
Co tenant and subtenant paid main tenant their agreed upon rent per their written agreement. The main tenant has not paid the LL. If the main tenant doesn't pay the LL, who should be served the notice to pay or quit? The co-tenant and subtenant both submitted their notice to vacate to the main... Read more »
Who is in Possession? That is your main concern. Your Contract is with the main tenant I would suppose, but again the important thing is regaining possession, not money. Try filing and serving/posting the latter tenant. That will get it going, and if others are there, then you will have to... Read more »
The couple who owns the property is going through a divorce and planning to sell the property soon, but has not yet listed it. Should I approach them before they put it on the market?
You can make an offer now, while both own it. But it will not be simple, as you need a survey, and may possibly have to work out an easement. You need a title search first. After you do all this, the conveyance may not be made.
They are saying that it's still suspended for the same thing I paid off. If this was the case then I wouldn't I have gotten more than a "no-seatbelt" ticket from the state trooper? Wouldn't he have given me a "driving on suspended license" ticket if I didn't have my license reinstated?
You will have to work this out with the Department of Safety. Some Court may be involved, but it sounds like DOS was either never satisfied because you did not take care of everything, or DOS has a mistake.
They tried serving me since 2018 but i wasn't actually served until jan. 2020. Has statute of limitations run out for them?he wouldn't show me the breakdown of how I owe $3000 . also do you think detesting it with the judge and using statute of limitations is a good idea
Hire a competent attorney now. Service of Process may be deficient because of the time, but may again be now proper. Contract SOL is usually six years, unless agreed otherwise. A good lawyer should be able to settle this cheap, but you may be too vulnerable.
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