No an employer cannot force an employee to sign such a document. However, if the employment relationship is at-will, there is no legal obligation on either party to continue the employment relationship if an agreement on this point is not reached.

You can transfer 100% of your interest in the business to your father. You will be legally responsible for all taxes incurred by the business prior to the effective date of your transfer of your ownership interest.

1. Yes

2. Yes, you can file a report of child abduction with local law enforcement or the FBI. Depending upon the facts and circumstances, they may or may not act upon such a report and may or may not prosecute your wife. But there will be a formal report nonetheless which shows you are... View More

You can be cited and charged with illegal dumping which ranges from a Class C Misdemeanor if the quantity was less than 5 pounds and less than five gallons all the way up to a state jail felony if the quantity was 1,000 pounds or more or had a volume of 200 cubic feet or more. At the bottom end,... View More

No, you are not required to sign a new lease.

If the new owner purchased the complex with prior knowledge of your lease, the new owner can simply step into the shoes of the old owner as your landlord under the terms and conditions of your current lease.

The new owner may ask you to... View More

You should call the police and report the vehicle as stolen using the license plate number and giving them your cousin's name. Vehicle registration records will tell police the VIN.

You should visit or write your cousin to determine who his insurance company is and assist him in... View More

You can hire a fence contractor to replace your fence or you can do it yourself. If they can successfully sell the shed and recover more than the amount you owe plus the cost of repossession (including the removal of the fence) and cost of the sale, you may be entitled to any additional proceeds.

If your employment contract with the university incorporates the faculty manual by reference, legally you are required to reimburse half of the salary advanced during the sabbatical on demand because you only worked one of the two academic years after the sabbatical. Legally, that means a single... View More

If an account specifically names POD beneficiaries, the funds on deposit in that account become the property of the beneficiaries upon the death of the account holder outside of the decedent's probate estate.

The decedent's Will only disposes of assets in the decedent's... View More

No property cannot be sued. Only people can be sued. A taxing authority can sue everyone with an interest in real property seeking to foreclose on the real property subject to the unpaid taxes but without seeking a monetary judgment against those people. Those defendants may not personally owe... View More

Unless you are disabled, when you turn 18 years of age in Texas you are considered an adult for legal purposes. Your parents no longer have an obligation to provide shelter by virtue of the parent-child relationship and can give you thirty days' written notice to vacate their home, which will... View More

If he was not served, you may be able to file an appeal if the order was entered within 30 days, a restricted appeal if the order was entered within six months, or a bill of review if the order was entered within four years. The appropriate legal mechanism will depend on the facts and... View More

Generally speaking, the hourly pay rate of hourly employees is a matter of mutual negotiation and agreement between the employer and the employee. Commonly, there is no fixed term of employment and either party can terminate or attempt to renegotiate the relationship at will. That being said,... View More

Yes, you can sue a county jail in Texas for negligence, but probably not successfully on the facts you describe. Your son's escape and subsequent confrontation with police was most likely the proximate cause of his death and not the negligence of leaving the doors unsecured. Your son's... View More

I recommend that she open a new bank account at a different bank in her sole name and notify SSA to send her SS payments to the new account.

If she lacks the ability to work and earn sufficient income to provide for her reasonable minimum needs, she may be able to get an award of spousal... View More

Typically, you would need to locate an attorney who practices in the area of family law in or near the county where your children reside and a reasonable initial retainer of $15-25,000 if you and the other parent have not reached an agreement on child support and a parenting plan.

You can file a breach of contract case in small claims court since the total amount at issue is less than $20,000. You do not need an attorney in small claims court given the small size of the cases there. It would not be cost effective.

If a divorce was granted without proper service of process, you have only four years from the date of the divorce decree to file what is called a bill of review to challenge the decree. Particularly when you mention things like child custody and child support, most people would learn of the... View More

You will have to prove you paid him in cash.

It will be helpful if you have a bank statement showing that you withdrew cash from your account on or about the day of the title transfer and if you can obtain the seller's bank statement showing a deposit in the same amount shortly... View More

If you were issued a "right to sue" letter by either the EEOC or the TWC, the time to file a lawsuit is 90 days from the date of the letter for a federal lawsuit and 60 days from the date of the letter for a Texas state court lawsuit.

In Texas, arbitration agreements are usually... View More