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1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Tennessee on
Q: Hello there, I am seeking legal advice due to an outstanding rent fee from spring 2018 and was never notified until…

I sought a credit history report for a mortgage loan. Due to the statute of limitations in TN, I am not responsible for the outstanding balance (6 years) but need to figure out how this can be conveyed on my credit history so that it does not continue to prevent me from getting approved for loans.... View More

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answered on Nov 19, 2024

The SOL runs from last payment or contract date. Credit is not a legal situation but you go to each credit bureau and file a written dispute of the asserted debt. If creditor does not respond then the bureaus are supposed to remove the claim from your report. Court action is rarely an option.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Tennessee on
Q: Cumulus Media forced me to get a covid shot to keep my job. Documentation was required. Can I sue?

National radio personality Dan Bongino, Cumulus contractor, did not do so and argued on air via Cumulus Media stations he would not. But I had to.

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law for Tennessee on
Q: if a car is advertised as restored and it is not what can i do about it

The car was bought in Missouri and i paid 36000. for it but it has a lot wrong with it.

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answered on Nov 18, 2024

You may not have a case. But the contract was in MO, so contact an attorney there.

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody for Tennessee on
Q: Can someone who has only temp custody go against a court order?
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answered on Nov 18, 2024

Yes, happens all the time. An interested party can ask for contempt or custody of the child.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Tennessee on
Q: How do I get verification, other than my PO, that TN state probation has ended?

My sentence end date was last week. My new PO is confused about my date , so I was waiting for him to let me know about court costs owed so that I can pay them. I'm prepared to pay in full, but he sent a message that my end date is 2026. That's incorrect, and TDOC FOIL changed in my end... View More

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answered on Nov 18, 2024

Check with the Court you were convicted in first. Then call your lawyer.

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Appeals / Appellate Law and Federal Crimes for Tennessee on
Q: I need help with a case ..

Could someone look into a case to see if it could be reopened to get lesser time? They have been in jail for 16 years but is supposed to spend 30 years at 100 percent

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Tennessee on
Q: If I'm refused acopy of a will, what are my options?
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answered on Nov 18, 2024

If the Will was filed for Probate then go get a copy at Probate Court. Noone has an obligation to give you a copy until it is Probated and you are an interested party.

0 Answers | Asked in Divorce for Tennessee on
Q: Me and my lawyer went to divorce court 7 months ago the judge granted my divorce... So why am I still married???

My lawyer will not call me back... The court house said the lawyer still has not sent the final degree to the court house

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning for Tennessee on
Q: I'm a beneficiary to my brothers retirement receiving monthly lifetime payments from Emerson electric retirement plan is

The retirement plan has so many ammendments i can't determine if I can or can not change it I ve tried contacting the administrator with no luck

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answered on Nov 18, 2024

You will need an attorney to read the Plan and any associated Handbooks. Beneficiaries rarely can change any part of a retirement plan once vested.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Tennessee on
Q: I got charged with aggravated domestic my case is headed to circuit court why hasn’t my case been dismissed or charged
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answered on Nov 18, 2024

Apparently your case was bound over to the Grand Jury. So you need an attorney to represent you there to possibly try it. If it was bound over, it was not dismissed. And even then the State can still seek an Indictment. Talk to your lawyer.

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Litigation for Tennessee on
Q: If I sell a person tires for a car and that person refused to pay for the tires in their place on the automobile how do

Get the tires back or get compensated for the money that are old for these tires

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answered on Nov 18, 2024

You might sue him in General Sessions Court. If you get a Judgment then you must start trying to collect.

1 Answer | Asked in Child Support for Tennessee on
Q: I purchased and replaced my exs radiator on her vehicle just so my daughter would have a way of going to school

Without her vehicle she would have to take my daughter out of school. There wasn't anyone else that could take her or pick her up from school or appointments. I did it a few days but I end up missing a whole day of work each time. Would this be considered Child support

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answered on Nov 15, 2024

No, that would be either a gift or a Father's duty. You may want to move the Court to reduce your child support, as the Mother is not taking care of the child and you are.

0 Answers | Asked in Contracts, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation and Legal Malpractice for Tennessee on
Q: Why would the tn ag refuse to respond to a complaint and interagatories within 30 in the tn claims commission

Why would defense deliberately refuse to respond to a complaint within 30 days?

0 Answers | Asked in Child Custody for Tennessee on
Q: If I gave my oldest child whose 25 custody of my 17 and went to rehab and passed already why am I still being tested CPS

Why is the CPS still harassing me if I don't have custody and did what they asked they violated my 4th amendment rights and tried to open my door and asked if they could come in when no adults were home told my daughter they were going to arrest me and keep talking to her without me at the... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Tennessee on
Q: Is it possible to remove my ex-husband from my special needs adult son’s conservatorship? He is not a part of his life.

His biological father has not spent time with him or talked with him more than 5 minutes last Christmas in the past 2 years. He is not an appropriate conservator.

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Tennessee on
Q: How do I get belongings out of a car that has not been registered yet, an I can’t find the previous owner?

The car was towed an the wrecker service says only the person who the car is registered to can retrieve anything from it. But the previous owner can’t be found, what can I do. Everything he owns was in that car.

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for Tennessee on
Q: can my ex wife who I share 50/50 custody with control who is on the children list to take to Dr. appointments

So my fiancé and I share a house together with the kids who we have 50/50 custody with. She's on the children's school drop off list as well as the parenting app we share. My ex is making a fuss that I added her to the children's Dr. list and is saying that she doesn't... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Consumer Law and Products Liability for Tennessee on
Q: I bought a truck from ford dealership last year. The local dealership had modified it and put the wrong sized tires

They put the wrong sized tires on the truck for the lift causing rubbing to the control arms. They said they can put smaller tires on to "fix it".

They also said that they didn't read the instructions correctly and put the wrong tires on and that i can't have this truck... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Business Law and Employment Law for Tennessee on
Q: I have an Illinois registered LLC that is employing a TN employee. What do I need to do to comply with the law?

I do not plan on conducting business in the state, I only have a remote employee working from home in the state. I have registered the new hire - what else do I need to do to ensure I comply with the law?

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