Ordinarily, a company that creates a dangerous condition on property has a legal duty to warn others of the presence of the dangerous condition or to take steps to make the dangerous condition safe. If the company breaches that duty, it may be liable for any injuries that are proximately caused by... View More

No, a police officer cannot make you exit a vehicle "for any reason" or specifically "to violate your rights" or to "inflict injuries."

During a traffic stop, a police officer can order you to exit your vehicle for many possible legitimate reasons, including as... View More

You should search in Justia for a lawyer in or near the county where your property is located with experience in real estate litigation and perhaps defamation cases depending upon what you mean by "disparaging" your property.

Unlike other types of cases--especially personal... View More

Unless and until a Will is probated, it is not effective to transfer assets from a deceased person to his/her heirs. It doesn't matter if the Will is a handwritten (in legal terminology, that is called a "holographic" Will) or typewritten/word processed with all the formalities.... View More

This may depend on the U. S. state or territory where you live. Typically, a bank is not directly involved with a change in ownership of a motor vehicle. Ordinarily, in most U.S. states and territories, there are government offices where the title to the vehicle is registered as proof of... View More

You can request that the medical examiner or doctor who completed the death certificate file an amended certificate of death. But why?

The death certificate does not "divorce" you. You were, in fact, still married at the time of your husband's death. What is stated on the... View More

Attorney of all levels of skill and experience volunteer time to work at legal clinics and other agencies--both public and private--on a pro bono basis. If you meet the agency's criteria for indigency and are provided access to an attorney for pro bono legal representation, it's fairly... View More

At any time, you can get the Seller to provide to you a deed for real property you have purchased. Typically, a "bill of sale" is not prepared in connection with the sale of real property. The Seller signing the deed and delivering it to you transfers title, but recording the deed in... View More

Most custody orders require a parent to provide to the other parent such records. If you do not have a custody order, there is no independent legal obligation on your part to gather together and provide such information. Your adult son has the right to obtain his own medical records from his own... View More

While it is probably wrong for your aunt to withhold important documents like your social security card and birth certificate from you, I doubt law enforcement will deign to get involved. Simply request duplicates from the appropriate government office.

A person cannot lawfully divert mail... View More

There is no legal requirement that anyone "accept" certified mail.

Some judges will not accept any mail personally addressed to them at their court address--especially anything from a lawyer or pro se litigant--to avoid the appearance of any ex parte communications.... View More

It depends on the language of your contract. Presumably, since the home is part of your late father's estate, you have been appointed as the personal representative of the estate and entered into the listing agreement in that capacity. If so, depending on the language of the listing... View More

Generally speaking, the court will not appoint a lawyer in a civil case including on appeal. That is largely reserved for criminal cases and cases in which CPS is seeking to terminate a parent's rights to their child.

No, unless your lease agreement obligates you to pay for such insurance, the management company cannot simply demand that you pay it. You would have to agree with your landlord that payment for such insurance is part of your obligation under your lease.

No it is not a 4th Amendment issue. The language of the 4th Amendment does not address entry into public buildings at all. It simply reads “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and... View More

Your petition for discretionary review can be filed through the Texas state electronic filing system at https://www.efiletexas.gov/

The required contents of a petition for review are specified in Rule 53 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

The factors that the supreme court... View More

A mother has committed a crime in Texas if she "intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or omission, engages in conduct that places a child younger than 15 years in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment."

Mere... View More

It depends upon the nature of the fence. Under Texas law, there are two kinds of fences: “casual fences” and fences that “designedly enclose” an area. Courts have repeatedly found that maintenance of a casual fence does not create a designed enclosure, nor does it begin the running of the... View More

You can ask your stepsister for a copy or wait until she files it for probate. Or you can file a intestate probate yourself as an heir of your dad and then, if she has the Will, she will either need to come forward with it or allow you to proceed with the intestate probate of your dad's estate.

All you can do is to continue trying. Your landlord isn't legally required to respond to your messages. Landlords typically have property managers so that they do not have to deal directly with tenants.

As for eviction, if you fail to pay your rent on time in accordance with your... View More