If you intend to introduce evidence and have testimony about the agreement/estimate, it is recommended that both people attend. It is not certain from your facts if your husband is required (a reasonable arguement can be made that he is not required), but it is always safer to prepare for... View More

Without looking at the materials, I cannot provide advice beyond some general filing procedures. It sounds like you should seriously consider hiring a family law attorney. If money is a problem many attorneys are willing to "ghost write" motions and responses (i.e. a lawyer writes the... View More

Yes you can. Contacts can be formed via oral agreements, text messages, performance (action), and written agreement. Be aware that you have to prove that an agreement was formed. Based on your facts the text messages should prove this, but also collect any receipts or other evidence that you... View More

There are various approaches, but this is the safest. Give her written notice that she must leave by no later than the end of the end March. If she stays into April, contact the landlord about changing the locks.

You will need to contact a lawyer directly for a review of the total circumstances. There are simply too many variables to make an even partial general statement of the law. The key issues are whether the equity rights were fully vested and exercised before the company closed. Even then, the answer... View More

The judge's order must be recorded with the Assessor's Office for the partition to be complete, but de facto the property is legally divided with the judge's order. If an appeal is filed, the partition may be delayed.

Justia's Q&A is for general legal questions. If you would like an assessment your situation, you will need to contact an attorney directly.

For general information, a gift technically cannot be revoked if the full exchange has been completed. However, there is a matter of... View More

If you are referring to the commerce clause in the US Constitution, the US Supreme Court interprets the exact scope of the clause (and the US Constitution in general). Ironically, the most conservative judges (Thomas, Alito, Scalia, Rehnquist, and Roberts) are the judges that have heavily reduced... View More

Contact an attorney who handles probate litigation. As a general rule, the PR is personally liable for all errors and/or negligence in the management of the estate. As for recording in the lawyer's office, unless the location was a public place, the attorney likely has the right to prevent... View More

Fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, any number of problems may be present in this scenario. Seek independent counsel and get an opinion of what is going on.

There are a lot of things to consider here. I understand that you want to do the right thing, but you may be subject to NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) and other potential violations of privacy/confidentiality. The best advice is to contact a lawyer directly (at least the discussion will be... View More

Justia is for simple questions. You need to contact a lawyer (who will charge you) to write briefs/motions.

I don't believe it is restricted to attorneys, but check with your family court facilitator (I assume this relates to a family law matter). As an aside, a CMP is really designed for two experienced family court attorneys who already know the system and want to save time by skipping court... View More

A summons in a civil case is usually (or often) served by a private process server, not a peace officer. Process servers are civilians, and they don't wear uniforms. And service of process normally doesn't require that you sign for it. So it doesn't seem that the service was... View More

It depends on the circumstances. In the past, personal jurisdiction (PJ) only referred to physical presence, but PJ has been significantly expanded to include other things (e.g. reasonable expectation of sales in a state, having sex in a state in which a child is produced, temporary passage through... View More

Some more information would be helpful in answering this question. Would this witness be sued becuase of the testimony they gave during the case? Or, would this witness be added as a defendant to the case in progress?