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Q: The money to buy a condo is coming from my husband Trust. So it has to be under his name...?

My husband and I agreed to buy a condo so I can move out and live a separate lives. First, he said that it was going to be put in my trust under my name. Now he tells me that it has to be under his name and in his trust because the money is coming from his trust. It can't be put under my... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Identity Theft for Florida on
Q: Should I sign a postnuptial agreement or an MSA? Which protects me better?

My husband doesn't want us to divorce so all assets stay together and grow together more than divide them in a divorce. I finally agreed to sign a postnuptial to remain married and keep assets together and protect them from third parties... Now he tells me that a lawyer told him that a... Read more »

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on May 28, 2023

You need to see an attorney of your own.

0 Answers | Asked in Intellectual Property for Florida on
Q: Can a recording studio refuse my right of erasure? I was insulted and antagonized for requesting deletion of my likeness

There are no contracts or anything signed saying i’m not allowed to have unreleased work’s deleted. Is it really legal to deny my request when i’m responsible for purchasing my instrumentals, writing lyrics, and paid for the services they provided?

0 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for Florida on
Q: I didn't know i had to report a misdemeanor reckless driving to the DBPR . The requirement was 30 days and it's been 1y

Misdemeanor reckless driving with alcohol. It's been over a year and I did'nt report to the DBPR. Should I just be quiet or should I file it now?

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Florida on
Q: Why would SSI not give my adult son the full SSI amount of 913 dollars a month. They only approve him for 609 a month.

Our son is 18 years old and has quadriplegic cerebral palsy

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Florida on
Q: Do I need to leave the premises after I clock out? Can a manager force me to leave the premises for speaking?

My manager told me to leave the premises for speaking about a situation involving me

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Appeals / Appellate Law, Civil Rights and Legal Malpractice for Florida on
Q: In Fla.'s 14th judicial circuit court , is accepting a plea deal - waiving all rights to appeal- irreversible?

I pose this question w/ no pretense @ all- just need %100 clarity as it seems even when it appears matters are written, notarised etc. there usually seems to be some legal loophole or recourse despite being' final'..

Keith Upson
Keith Upson
answered on May 27, 2023

Unless there is a legal dispositive issue that has been expressly reserved,

Yes.

0 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law for Florida on
Q: Will I get on a class action suit against Spirit if the airline lied about having paid. They paid a credit card not mine

I paid a travel agent and they never responded to request for my legal refund as flight was cancelled to MX on Spirit airline due to Covid. Reservation was on 2/21/2020. Since then numerous calls to them were ignored. I have spent the last years filling out gov. forms and even having a “demand... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Business Law and Civil Litigation for Florida on
Q: Can a business sue for work product they did not pay for?

business A is claiming the contracts for work to business B are void to avoid paying for the work but business A is demanding the work be given to them anyways. Can they claim the work they did not pay for? If the contract is void and no money exchanged who owns the work?

2 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law for Florida on
Q: Spirit airlines last contact said they refunded my money to a Mastercard #…. I paid my Visa card. Will I be on a suit?

I booked & paid $244.00 to travel agency on 2/21/20 for departure to MX 3/31/20.Because of Covid, flight was canceled I could request refund. After calling & filing forms through many avenues, I called and talked on a live chat call with Spirit & was told they had my money, $233 (pd... Read more »

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on May 27, 2023

Perhaps the travel agency got the refund. Contact them.

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1 Answer | Asked in Divorce, Estate Planning and Family Law for Florida on
Q: If we bought a house during our marriage and got divorced and remarry each other and one of us dies, who gets the house?

When we bought the house it was tenants in common with right of survivorship after we divorced it automatically converted to tenants in common with 50/50 ownership. Now that we remarried each other will it reconvert to tenants in common with right of survivorship!

Paul Michael McDermott
Paul Michael McDermott
answered on May 27, 2023

Interesting question. In my opinion as a family law attorney, remarriage does not automatically "reconvert" the property title. You might consider executing a Quitclaim Deed - both as grantors and both as grantees to give you both equal rights as "Tenants by the Entireties,"... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Florida on
Q: Drug tested during pretrail after attorney motioned for competency hearing. Bond revoked after failed test

No stipulations on bond for drug use. Been out on bond for over 4 years bc of continuances from the state changing prosecutors, and changing public defenders. This was the first time being drug tested. Been in no trouble throughout my bond. Can this be appealed?

1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy, Consumer Law, Estate Planning and Collections for Florida on
Q: 2006 Judgment Still an Issue--New Developments

01/2003 A credit card debt was acquired by Sarasota CCM and they obtained a judgment in in Illinois.

01/2009 I moved to Florida and three years later they registered the judgment in Florida.

09/2000 They garnished a checking account.

No communication from them between... Read more »

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on May 26, 2023

Three options (other than paying in full): 1. Attempt to settle up, such as by offering X cents on the dollar and/or paying in monthly installments over X number of years; 2. File for bankruptcy if eligible (consult a bankruptcy attorney); 3. Determine if you are judgment-proof and can just let... Read more »

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation for Florida on
Q: I was jailed for 6 months for a trafficking drug charge, but really a bag of moldy candy that gave a false positive resu

Result, my charges were abandoned by the state. In those 6 months of false imprisonment I lost everything I owned and am now homeless. Is there any legal action against anyone for compensation for my 6 months?

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Florida on
Q: I spent 6 months in jail for a false charge that was dropped. can I get all my ssi payments for the 6 months?

They charged me with trafficking drugs when all I had was a bag of moldy candy. And in that 6months I lost everything I owned and am now homeless

0 Answers | Asked in Tax Law and Civil Litigation for Florida on
Q: As a pro se plaintiff can I have a summons served after 120 days from initial filing?

The suit is in Orange County fl

0 Answers | Asked in Business Formation, Business Law, Contracts and Personal Injury for Florida on
Q: How can I sue my business partners who are equal to me in the business for breach of contract and personal physical harm

I formed a corporation in 2021 with a father and son as partners. We agreed to be start a software company. Since I had the means to build the agreed upon software and websites I have done that. They in turn would invest the needed money and resources to promote the first versions of these apps and... Read more »

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