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My mother passed away i took care of her an sister took everything while i was in jail how can i get what fair to me an they never contacted my brother can we do something
answered on Aug 28, 2019
I am sorry for your loss. That is frustrating. Do you know if your mother had a will or a trust or any estate planning done while she was alive?
Were you able to see those documents? Are you sure that you are a beneficiary? If your mother didn't have anything done while she was... View More 
my dad passed i am benificuary on a bunch of stuff i need help getting and my dad bought a house and has over paid for it the person we bought house from kicked us out and threw away all my dads stuff and sold house we want her to pay and give us our house back
answered on Aug 20, 2019
Hello,
I am sorry to hear about your Dad's passing. This can be a difficult time as his affairs are wound up. Who is executor or did your Dad have a will? Has anyone started a probate proceeding? If you are a child and an heir you would have probably received notice of this.... View More
I have been wanting to propogate succulents for the experiment and fun of it. I also hoped to sell any babies that might be successful for some extra money. However while I did some research I learned that their where certain patent laws that made it illegal for some succulents. What succulents am... View More
answered on Aug 13, 2019
This is a very nuanced area of law. I do not even dabble in this area. I thought I could provide some self-help resources though.
If you are wondering whether a type of plant has been patented, you will need to search the patent databases for whether the patent has been registered.... View More
A person in another state buys a product from me he called me telling me it was damaged I asked him to take a photo and text it to me so I could help him with a replacement he refused then told me he wished he would have bought a cheaper one at Walmart and told me to send him a shipping label so he... View More
answered on Aug 13, 2019
No, this is illegal. He has breached his contract. The contract was made when he purchased the product. If you want recovery, you can sue in small claims for the price of the product and service fees. It may not be worth your time, but you have a cause of action.
What type of document would I use for an agreement with a supplier of a product that has agreed to discount the sale price of their product to us in exchange for us optimizing their product listings on Amazon and working to boost overall sales of the product on the Amazon platform?
answered on Jul 3, 2019
I agree,
This would be a customized agreement. You might use a title of "Discount Sales and Trade Agreement" basically what you are doing is utilizing trade. You are trading your seo services for a discount on their product(s).
I hope this helps.
Wes
answered on Jun 17, 2019
This depends on your contract. You need to first look at the contract. What are the terms for early cancellation?
I am not aware of any state law that allows someone to back out of a contract within a certain period of time. The best advice I would give would be to look at the contract... View More
I lived with my grandma for years and took care of her. Her and my mom have been estranged for years my mom is trying to take everything and evict me even though my grandma had a will
answered on May 20, 2019
Have you seen your grandma's will? Under what authority is your mom using to try and evict you? Was she appointed the personal representative?
If so then even though you may be a beneficiary, she can still evict you. Who has been put in charge as the personal representative/... View More
he bought the house, she bought everything in it. When she died, in her will she left me all of her personal belongings (a handwritten list included with the will) which shows the furniture, etc. I've left everything in place since my father is still alive and don't want him living with... View More
answered on Apr 23, 2019
You can't disinherit your spouse. So regardless of what the will says, your father has a right to the first $75,000 + half of whatever is left over. Do you know if they had a prenuptial agreement? Probably not right?
So yes there is a marital interest. All personal property is... View More
until my father dies. My problem is that my brothers and their wives and children are stealing things from my father's house and they are the things my mother left me. I would like to charge them the replacement value of the item from the trust since I can't seem to get them to stop... View More
answered on Apr 23, 2019
Hi,
I am sorry for your predicament. Who is the trustee of the trust? It is the trustee's job to safeguard the property. If they are not doing their job, then your action would be against the trustee. He or she has a fiduciary duty to possess and safeguard the property.
Wes
He's a violent roommate and has threatened to put a shock collar on her and has touched her roughly. She's 2. Ive told him multiple times to keep his hands off my dog and he kept touching her even when she was next to me and out of the way
answered on Apr 23, 2019
Pets are property. If someone touches your property then you can sue them for trespass against property. The fact that your property is a dog doesn't really matter. Other facts that might matter are those that would weigh in on evidence of the wrongful touching. Things like, does the dog... View More
Our child is 11 and we have only had this agreement for about 2 yrs. Can I file for child support and receive back child support?
answered on Apr 23, 2019
This is not my practice area, but I will weigh in as no one else has. Enforceable terms of child support should have been taken care of or addressed in the divorce decree (assuming you were once married). Those will govern. If not in the divorce decree or there never was a divorce decree or court... View More
legally speaking isn't the money in the trust still considered the trustor's held in trust after their death until all money is gone.
the trustor had specific burial wishes and noted that there would be "plenty of money" for those wishes. Can't the money in the... View More
answered on Apr 23, 2019
Hello, Good Question
The Trustor/Grantor/person who funded the trust is separate and apart from the trust itself. Depending on the form of the trust whether revocable or irrevocable the Trustor can retain some or all of the rights to direct the disposition of the property while they are... View More
I am about to launch a website that will help Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners get the information they need/want to help with the medical license processes. I have been working at a medical staffing firm for a while and I have some great inside knowledge about these processes, but I... View More
answered on Mar 29, 2019
Hi,
I like what you are doing. If your question is whether or not you are committing some sort of crime by posting information regarding how to get licensed, the answer is no. Even if your information is false, there is no crime to publishing false information although it would be highly... View More
Mother refused to make will. Her sister, who she very much disliked, decided Mom was mentally incompetent and had herself named Legal Guardian. Mom is then sent into assisted living and quickly passes away. Now her sister is saying the estate is completely bankrupt, mom made a will naming sister... View More
answered on Mar 13, 2019
The answer to your questions is, "yes" an executor can be the only named beneficiary of an estate. It happens all the time when there is only one child remaining or there are two children and one of them has become estranged.
You stated that your aunt, whom your mom disliked,... View More
My ex was arrested for murder. My son is in custody with my ex boyfriends aunt. There is no custody arrangement. I just want to get my son I have been trying for the last 2 years but the father would not let me see him and left with my son to another state. I have spoke with law enforcement and... View More
answered on Mar 4, 2019
Hi,
I am not a family law attorney, but as I understand it, as long as your parental rights have not been terminated, your custodial rights should trump anyone else's except for maybe the father.
So if you just picked him up and took him home, it would be in within your... View More
as per my divorce settlement, i am required to file a quit claim deed for joint property in virginia, however i now live in utah.
answered on Mar 4, 2019
Yes,
You can sign a deed and have it notarized here then record it in Viriginia. Utah Notarized documents are respected and honored in Virginia or anywhere else in the U.S. for that matter.
answered on Mar 4, 2019
You question smacks of cynicism, but I'll play along. The simple answer goes back to economics. They are offering a product, a J.D., for a certain price and there are willing buyers at that price (students matriculating).
That being said, I don't know a single attorney who has... View More
Our agreement is he gets $50,000 now and signs a warranty deed and the balance of $12,350 after/when the house is sold in the very near future. Is it to my benefit to use a promissory note of a trust deed for the $12,350
answered on Mar 4, 2019
Not sure I understand. He is signing the deed now? If so then, you would be giving him the promissory note for the remaining $12,350.
Trust deeds are secured by land, promissory notes do not inherently have any collateral attached to them. As you are the borrower in this case, it is best... View More
answered on Mar 4, 2019
Yes.
It doesn't matter who the parties are, unless one of them is a minor or if fraud was involved. Non profits are just as liable as other people.
Wes
answered on Feb 1, 2019
this is not really my area of law here, so I would encourage you to seek more advice, but to my understanding, if the ex has sole physical custody, then they can decide where to live independent of your preferences. You still have a say in medical decisions and other areas, but they have... View More
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