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1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning, Family Law and Probate for Alabama on
Q: I have a power of attorney drawn up by an attorney who marked thru incorrect addresses. Is it legal?

Is a power of attorney legal if it has marked thru incorrect and corrected addresses?

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answered on Nov 19, 2024

If the POA was executed correctly after the corrections, then it should be enforceable. Principal might make a new POA if the document is an obvious mess. Make 3 or 4 originals.

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Child Support and Civil Rights for Alabama on
Q: Who do I sue a judge for illegally taken my children and being not indicated by two therapist the father chose

I also have had visitation since 8/25/22 and have yet to receive the first visit, any suggestions legally when dealing with a biased incompetent judge?

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Contracts and Landlord - Tenant for Alabama on
Q: someone owes me rent and i was buying a camper from them. can what they owe go towards the camper

i gave them 200 down and only owe 1300. they stayed with me for couple monthes and left without paying anything. can’t i keep

the camper for their payment

2 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law and Probate for Alabama on
Q: Mother passed in 2022 I just found the quick claim deed she had drawn up giving me the house but she never filed it

With the court system and she didn't have a will and I'm the sole heir as I am the only surviving child of hers

James Blount Griffin
James Blount Griffin
answered on Nov 18, 2024

Is the deed signed, dated, and properly notarized (signed and stamped by notary public)?

If so, would anyone object to the deed's validity and claim that your mother did not actually deliver the deed to you as the new owner? Deeds need to be "signed, sealed, and delivered."

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0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Alabama on
Q: Guardianship awarded to financially strapoed sister who put parent in end of life hospice against will of ward. Help!

Parent is heart broken as are other family members. Parent doesn’t have terminal illness. Parent didn’t approve of being forced to have a guardian OR the choice for a guardian. Now parent is forced to take bentos, opiates, and stop her Parkinson’s med which was helping her. Phys therapy and... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Law and Employment Discrimination for Alabama on
Q: Can I sue my job for discrimination due to break times

I had to go part time at my previous job due to having to leave to go get my son from school daily because he has dyslexia and goes to a special school. I asked to take my lunch break at 3:30 but was told I couldn’t. There was another employee that was able to leave and take her lunch break at... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Alabama on
Q: What can I do if DHR showed me 72 hour nothing and game me no reason for a judge signing a 72 hour pick for my children

DHR has been trying to schedule a home visit due to someone making a report due to the state of my home, I'm not entirely sure what tht even means but I have been trying to obtain a lawyer to help me speak to them. I don't trust DHR in anyway. So they have not been to my home. I have not... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Alabama on
Q: My Mother and my brother pressured my sister in law to give her guardianship of there baby.

My sister in law ask my mother all the time when can she get him back and she tells her that she needs to work on her parenting, but how can she do that when she will not let the mother do anything. How can she get guardianship back of the child. The mother lied on the paper and said a bunch of... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law and Federal Crimes for Alabama on
Q: If my Alabama license was revoked and CDL disqualified due to a felony while driving a motor vehicle can I appeal it

I was convicted on April 3rd 2024 and the CDL department told me that they sent a letter to my old address. I moved out July 31 and they sent letter August 24th. USPS was holding my mail and I didn’t receive that letter. My probation conditions outline that I am allowed to continue driving my... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Education Law for Alabama on
Q: Can a student be disenrolled from school in Blount County AL, because he lives with his grandparents with legal custody?

He moved in with us and his parents gave us notarized guardianship papers and he enrolled in JB Pennington High School for the second half of 23-24 school year and then returned for the 24-25 school year. However, about 2 months into the school year they disenrolled him because we don’t have... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Tax Law and Real Estate Law for Alabama on
Q: I bought a house and they gave me a venders lean..Do I pay the property taxes or do the people that I did the fenders
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answered on Nov 12, 2024

Usually the grantee(you) pays taxes on the land he owns by deed conveyance. If you do not, you lose the property by tax sale. The vender/grantor will execute his lien on the property before that happens.

1 Answer | Asked in Trademark for Alabama on
Q: What do I need to move forward on a trademark.... I need an attourney
Felicia Altman
Felicia Altman
answered on Nov 11, 2024

In order to move forward with a trademark you must file an in-use or intent-to-use application with the USPTO. It is recommend to do a quick search of the USPTO to check if your potential trademark is already in use. It is recommended but not required to work with a Trademark Attorney or Specialist... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander, Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Federal Crimes for Alabama on
Q: Im from Alabama. I purchased a 1 owner, dealarship maintained Porsche Cayenne GTS. Nobody mechanic wise ever touched car

I knew I'd gotten lucky to find a car with such pristine maintenance records so I turned in my rental.car we drove up.there and made the plunge at dealarship. I paid 3 months full coverage before I even drive off lot. Fast forward once we're back in Alabama with car I first noticed when I... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law for Alabama on
Q: In the state of Alabama i was told if you pay the taxes on someone's property for three years you have the right to it

The owner is deceased taxes not been paid for the year the owner has children but one is deceased one in mental home

James Blount Griffin
James Blount Griffin
answered on Nov 8, 2024

I have not heard of a three-year time period for adverse possession, but of a ten-year time period. (There is a three-year right of redemption of your own property if it is foreclosed upon.) I took on an adverse possession case not long ago. There is nothing automatic about an adverse possession... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Animal / Dog Law for Alabama on
Q: Is a dog shelter responsible of making sure your dog doesn’t escape ? Can I do some about it if they did ?

He was in protective custody due to me being sent to hospital and my boyfriend going to jail when we got pulled over and I told them he didn’t like other dogs they also tried putting him near other

Dogs.

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Alabama on
Q: If I get emancipated at 16, then move to Australia, will my papers be recognized?

I plan to try and get emancipated at 16, after I get a job and get used to working. I want to move to Australia for personal reasons. Will my emancipation papers be legally recognized in Australia?

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