Paternity is separate from custody and parenting time. Until paternity is established, the plaintiff in this situation (assuming it is the father) has no legal basis to even ask for custody or parenting time. That may well be on the horizon and his intention. However, custody and parenting time are... View More

Different types of felonies have different timelines as to when they would be eligible to be expunged. To be sure, any expungment would be premised on a period of time without ANY criminal law violations. Further, the clock starts from the day you released from jail / prison / probation / parole... View More

You should report this to the police. First, bounty hunters are not police and have no authority to arrest, search, or seize you. They CAN ask, and you can consent, to search your home. Did you secure a bond through this company for your son? In some circumstances, you may have contractually agreed... View More

Did you also file what's called a Standard 4 brief? Listing issues your appointed appellate counsel may have decided not to raise? Generally, you can't add to the appeal, with the limited exception of an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appeals are terribly... View More

Not sure you have a case. Why sounding a bit unreasonable, you're obviously out of custody now, presumably after paying the bond. You could have a more direct remedy had you been unable to bond out and filed a bond motion, which you could then appeal.

Unless you can show this... View More

I think you might be right. I'm not sure though whether it makes much of a difference to the child support amount. I would suggest you run calculations with both figures. Going from 104 to 115 overnights probably won't make a substantial difference to the amount.

Your plan sounds okay. Generally, you may film anyone or anything in public. As long as you're not misrepresenting what you are capturing (e.g., implying that a business shown was involved when it was not; implying that a person walking down the street is a prostitute or drug dealer, ect.),... View More

Do you have an exact timeline? It would not be uncommon for the transfer to have occurred in the overnight hours, or for the hospital to have kept the body until the next day. I'm unsure where else the body would have been transferred to between the hospital and morgue except maybe an off-site... View More

A wrongful eviction would be done either constructively or through "self-help", and usually done outside the judicial process. If there was a court hearing where your landlord asserted you owed rent, and either you didn't say otherwise or the judge didn't believe you - or you... View More

Don't feel bad: a lot of attorneys and judges get confused about the court system, rules, and procedures.

Here is a 10,000-feet overview of the court system: you can break the court system down into two parts - civil and criminal. Criminal court is when you are alleged to have... View More

The question more so is whether the termination has been finalized. If that is the case, then it seems there would no longer be any legal prohibitions on you seeing the kids. Depending on what allegations substantiated termination of your rights, I suppose the father could be risking CPS... View More

By your description of what happened, it sounds like the woman you spoke with at court was the magistrate who was arraigning you - not your attorney. She would have had no duty to you other than to advise you of your rights, what you're charged with, the maximum possible penalties, and to... View More

The 2027 date is probably when you are eligible after having your license revoked. You should consult with a local attorney experienced in driver license restoration to see if you have options such as a hardship or circuit court appeal. However, it's likely that if driving at all is important... View More

Who do you want to be protected and anonymous to? As indicated by another attorney, there are ways to file, and certain types of actions, that could keep your identity effectively "under seal" - meaning not part of the public record. However, it's unlikely you'll be able to... View More

Probably not, and depending on where in the probate process the estate and what type of estate it is, it could be unlawful or at least unwise for the personal representative to do so.

The person wanting to buy the house could propose a promissory note agreed to by the personal... View More

Sounds like this is just the standard 3-year opportunity to review support letter. That is a statutory opportunity. If neither you or the BM request review, nothing will happen. However, that means particularly that whatever support is ordered will not change.

Your issue isn't with the credit bureaus - they only report accurate information. Your issue is that there is likely an underlying default judgment out there in some court with your name on it. What you probably need to do is find out what court that judgment is from and file a motion to set... View More

The best use of what money you have now would be to fix the foundation. Going after the seller could be a fools' errand if all you have to go on is the neighbor saying they talked about it. You'd need more proof than that. Also, even if you were successful, you might get a judgment... View More

Really hard to say without knowing complete facts (e.g., how much is a "small" baggie) and what jurisdiction this is. I would expect some sort of bond to be posted; he has warrants while on probation (which he's not even been reporting to) - gonna be hard to convince a judge or... View More

Unlikely. While I like where you're going with your logic, unfortunately the law doesn't work that way.

Procedurally, there was an order for eviction that you appealed. When you appeal, things are sort of put on hold during the pendency of the appeal. Then, the decision is made... View More