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1 Answer | Asked in Traffic Tickets for Louisiana on
Q: I got a ticket for tint and wide tires and a week or two later the same cop gave me the same ticket what can i do?

he never gave me a time frame on when to take it off

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 10, 2021

He can give you a new ticket every day until you comply. If you stop paying the tickets, your license will then be suspended. Then you can be ticketed daily for driving under suspension.

1 Answer | Asked in Domestic Violence for Louisiana on
Q: What do I do in a situation where the Domestic Abuse is more Mental?

On the daily, I get called things like Filthy trash, horrible wife. He has me isolated. He now has some of my own Family turn against me. Keeps me home with no ride, no money, no phone. I'm at home everyday with my kids, while he's out and about living his life. I feel like he pushes... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 8, 2021

Get a job, start stashing money, get an apartment, move out and file for divorce. Under Louisiana law, verbal abuse is only domestic abuse if he threatens physical violence. Without a threat, it is just being nasty.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Louisiana on
Q: My husband bought drugs behind the closed door of an apt complex they were watching but didnt see the buy,

Could they follow us to the place we parked and without seeibg drugs or paraohanalia first, just uopen our doors and search

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 8, 2021

Yes. You going to an apartment, that is under surveillance for drug distribution, is probable cause. If you worked for door dash, waiter, fed ex, the post office, it might not be.

2 Answers | Asked in Adoption for Louisiana on
Q: My son just turned 18 but has 1 more year of high school. His biological father has not paid child support in years.

Child support enforcement says they can't find him to serve him and have not been able to make him pay the over $40k and there has been a warrant out for his arrest but because of his political connections, nothing is being done. My son wants to be adopted by my fiance who is also adopting my... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 7, 2021

18 year old can do adult adoption without his father's consent. You can hire a private detective to find the deadbeat.

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1 Answer | Asked in Animal / Dog Law for Louisiana on
Q: My dog got out of pen and wandered into my neighbors yard. Now she won't return it..

After my dog got out of pen and went to neighbors yard she then caged her, in a small cage with no water in the direct sunlight of Louisiana, called the cops, they came and wrote me a citation and I was told she had the right to keep my dog or decide what to do with her now bc of her not having a... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 6, 2021

Check with the Humane Society if your dog goes missing. Get a copy of your dogs veterinarian records. Go file suit with your Justice of the Peace for Conversion.

1 Answer | Asked in Domestic Violence and Family Law for Louisiana on
Q: My fiance is being charged with domestic assault and child endangerment, but he never assaulted me what can we do?

The officer who came said that I said he punched me in the face but I don't recall ever saying such thing I said that I don't know who started it

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 6, 2021

Hire a criminal attorney to represent your fiance.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Louisiana on
Q: See below

My ex-wife and I went in front of the judge and he said in open court we would go back on August 3rd. I received court orders in the mail stating we were to report on August 2nd. I went on August 2nd and no one was there including the judges. I reset the date for August 23rd with the judge's... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 6, 2021

Your family law attorney needs to file a Motion for New Trial within 7 days

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody, Civil Rights and Juvenile Law for Louisiana on
Q: What would happen if i moved out at 17 in Louisiana?

Note, all of this I want to do without them forcing me to come home. I am asking if i could do these things without them bringing me home.

I am currently 15, and my birthday is a few months away. My parents are emotionally abusive and have been for years, and they don't even treat me... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 5, 2021

You can't move out without parental consent until you are 18.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights and Juvenile Law for Louisiana on
Q: Could a minor elope?

Legally, if my research has been correct, one can get engaged at any age. However, I am getting mixed answers when it comes to marraige itself. Could someone between the ages of 16 and eighteen get married without parental consent (if one of the individuals parents both consent)?

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 5, 2021

16 & 17 year olds need parental consent to marry.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Louisiana on
Q: Are reviewing courts required to request info from district courts to make a accurate judgement of the facts

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Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Aug 3, 2021

No. The trial court record can be copied in whole or part for the court of appeal.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law for Louisiana on
Q: could a person be charged with possession of a firearm if someone says you have one but the police didnt recover one
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 31, 2021

The state will have a hard time making a felon in posession of a firearm case. if they have no firearm. Hire a criminal lawyer.

1 Answer | Asked in Animal / Dog Law for Louisiana on
Q: Can a dog be deemed vicious if it was provoked by another animal and hurt the other animal
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 30, 2021

Yes. Pet owners are 100% liable for any damages caused by their pets.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Louisiana on
Q: How can I request home incarceration for my boyfriend? What is the cost?

He has a concealed gun charge. Aggravated assault with a gun, his biggest charge is he’s a convicted felon with a gun. He’s only had traffic tickets prior to this incident. The aggravated is domestic related, which I’m hoping gets thrown out.

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 30, 2021

He needs a criminal attorney to handle his 2 new felonies.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Louisiana on
Q: What are parents rights if your child is turning 18 & still in high school?

The boyfriend is very controlling, is a known person that sells & uses illegal drugs. My daughter keeps seeking out to see him and I've caught him in my house without my permission. My daughter is starting 12th grade & will turn 18 in November. She is threatening to leave when she... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 28, 2021

On her 18th birthday she has every right to ruin her life unless you think she is incompetent.

2 Answers | Asked in Child Custody for Louisiana on
Q: I'm in Louisiana and I'm trying to either modify or revoke his parental rights. He doesn't pay any support for her.

My child's father and I have joint custody. He gets her every other weekend and I have her the rest of the time. Now she saying for the past coue months she hasn't been with him she has been getting dropped off to his mom. But when he went to court he told them his main reason was because... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 26, 2021

Hire an attorney to file for Contempt. He should have to pay a minimum of $100 per month.

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Civil Litigation and Constitutional Law for Louisiana on
Q: What can someone2 do?

If someone1 sold their property to someone2 , and someone1 went to the judge and said that someone2 had stole property ??

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 26, 2021

Get a criminal attorney.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Domestic Violence for Louisiana on
Q: Can you change an Unfair DA in your case?

can paid lawyer get better results then public defender? Can you change an Unfair DA in your case?

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 25, 2021

You can't change your ADA. A private attorney usually has a smaller caseload than the Public Defenders Office which is grossly underfunded and understaffed.

2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents and Traffic Tickets for Louisiana on
Q: I have a ticket with two codes 154-400 and 32-865 when this accident happened I was vigilance I totally blacked

Second the no insurance I wasn’t aware that my insurance company dropped me until the accident happened and that’s when I was informed my insurance was dropped two days prior to the accident but I wasn’t aware until that day

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 25, 2021

If you get sued, you need to hire a defense attorney.

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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Louisiana on
Q: iI was trying to retrieve my belongings from an ex, and they instead incited an assult to happen. can they be charged?

I've contacted him countless of times to retrieve my belongings and he refused to respond.

went to a bar and he just so happened to be there, I messaged him letting him know again that I would like to get my things and that I would wait in the parking lot by my vehicle to speak more... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 23, 2021

You need to hire a criminal attorney before you call the police again so that you don't get arrested.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Support for Louisiana on
Q: When figuring out child support, if remarried, is spouse's income also included with parent of the child ?

My ex was court ordered in 2009 to pay child support, he did for a while but hasn't in 5 or 6 years. I got married in 2014 and file taxes as married filing jointly. I need to file a judgment on my ex for not paying child support but wanted to know if my husband's income will be included... View More

Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
answered on Jul 22, 2021

Contact the district attorney for your parish to file for contempt. If he hasn't paid in 6 years, you have 4 more years to do this. After that you start to lose money.

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