No. Your personal problems have nothing to to do with your legal responsibility to pay your rent.
However, if you ask the landlord nicely they may let you break the lease.
I called the police after my ex husband strangled me. By the time the police came, he had left. She took down the details and told me she would file a report and a detective would be in contact with me.
It’s been a few days and I haven’t heard anything. Will an arrest be made? Will... Read more »
Yes, the wheels of justice grind slowly but I am sure that a report will be processed, and an arrest will most likely be made. If you don’t hear anything after a week, then call the officer that took the report to get a status update.
Anything you say to DCF (In Florida, it's Department of Children and Families) will be turned against you. Hire an attorney.
The father on the birth certificate has not seen her since her first birthday. Has not provided any financial support since her birth and only tries to contact me on her birthday every year and she is now five. He is already involved in another custody case with his wife who is trying to get a... Read more »
You must address the biological father's rights one way or another. The easier way id for the bio father to consent to the adoption. The more difficult way is for you to go to court to terminate bio father's parental rights. One of those two things must happen to facilitate the adoption... Read more »
Make a police report.
Daughter has suffered physical and verbal abuse from the step mom. Son watched and has heard. He also has suffered from physical abuse as well just not to the same extent. Daughter has been sexually abused by the step sister for multiple years. Daughter has now tried to commit suicide while at... Read more »
If there is no family or dependency case in court with these circumstances, you must run, not walk to the courthouse to get assistance for your children. If the things you state here can be proven with evidence and testimony, yes, you have a good chance of obtaining supervised time-sharing for the... Read more »
This is a continuation of a prior question ("Can son press charges on ex-girlfriend who ran over his foot and drove off in his car?").
I am sorry to inform you that there may never be an answer to this dilemma because the dispute involved two different kinds of insurance companies--neither of which will ever accept the claim.
In most jurisdictions, no. One of the conditions of bond is that you not commit any new crimes. The new charge will violate the conditions of bond on the old case. The State or the Judge on their own motion can request a revocation of the bond on the first case. You are going to need to speak to an... Read more »
Our son wants to press charges on his ex-girlfriend who ran over his foot with HIS car, but officer is saying he can't because he went in front of a moving vehicle. Briefly: Oct. 25, as son drove into the parking lot of ex-girlfriend's residence (she was passenger), an argument started.... Read more »
Whether criminal charges may be initiated is solely the decision of law enforcement - either the police or the State Attorney's Office (prosecutor's office). If the reporting officer refused to either charge or commence a criminal investigation, you could try the intake office of your... Read more »
This is a domestic violence case involving my 20 yr old daughter. The judge imposed the order in the beginning and said it would add to his charges if violated. He calls her from prison daily violating the order. Can she get in trouble by taking these calls? These calls are coming to her cell phone... Read more »
You should notify the State Attorney that he's calling and violating the Order. Keep a record of the calls. Your daughter should not speak with him, but if she does the only thing she should say is "don't call me". Inmate calls from jails are recorded, so there will be a record.
I want to legally block my bf from returning to our shared residence after playing music in bar as I am high risk in contracting coronavirus & he REFUSES to agree to go elsewhere after playing to change clothes, shower & take all exposed equipment (he has a “following “ of people known... Read more »
it's his as much as it is yours. So your best bet is to find another place to live.
and I have proof that he makes more than what he is telling such as photos with large amounts of money and messages of him admitting he has more also I feel that visitation should be revoke bc of the welfare of my boys I have multiple threat messages and him neglecting them in messages what should... Read more »
You need to file something with the court asking for what you want. If you want to increase child support or reduce timesharing then it is a modification. If you want to enforce something then it is a motion for enforcement.
Chris my husband of six years and we’ve been together for 30 has a serious drinking problem well he got in my face that December night and I kept moving away from moving away and living right and finally I had enough and I just stormed past him to the kitchen he went to the bathroom apparently... Read more »
This is something you should ask your attorney.
My lawyer thinks the judge will dismiss the case. My question is if I’m found not guilty, and I am, would the injunction be lifted automatically even though a different judge ordered it. Or would I have to go in front of that judge and ask if he would lift it?
Those probably would be two different things: contempt of court for allegedly violating the injunction, and whether the injunction should continue. But ask your attorney to be sure.
The judge take my child from me and delivered in teh hands of a sexual offender without the child be attended first to his counsel and set me to have supervised visitation with my child up to 2 times a week. The order was not served by hand, mail or e-mail. The order do not present any steps for... Read more »
You paint a very serious picture...has the judge issued a ruling yet...and what kind of hearing was scheduled and what happened...remember appellate time frames...Although it sounds like any appeal of this case is unlikely...Custody issues are always reviewable...Sounds like something went terribly... Read more »
I ask why is court reporter way on the other side of the room and not taking notes. To record our meeting we had in the middle of the court room, During deliberation. It was me my pd state atty an the judge. No court reporter. Before trial started my pd and me had a meeting in attys booth.... Read more »
Yes, the judge can talk to the jury without wearing the robe. The robe is just cosmetic.
I am being accused of harassment and can proof I have never harrassed the person. What should I do? If I fight in court how will it go if I proof I'm innocent? I know the other person has no proof it is me harassing them. But if I don't take the papers will it get defaulted automatically?
No, you don't get defaulted unless you have been served with process.
I was arrested for Public intoxication, resisting arrest and Domestic Violence which none of this happened. There are witnesses that to this, that could testify that this didn't happen but the DA is still trying to prosecute the incident.
You should retain an experienced criminal defense attorney ASAP. It could surprise you that the innocent need at least the same level of defense as the guilt.
I'm 19, him and his girlfriend have been living here for 5 years and have a 3 year old son together. I don't want to kick her out but she says she is eventually leaving and I don't want my dad to lose his home.
Sorry, but I have no idea how you figure that all of this will result in your father loosing his home.
Also victim stated she was intoxicated at time her statement was recorded isn't that inadmissible. Also there is a drug possession charge but no FDLE report so it's my understanding that a possession conviction can not be obtained.
There are reasons for not taking depositions...although from the sound of your question, yours is the type that depositions should be taken...You need to have a heart to heart conversation with your lawyers and, if you are not satisfied with the response, you should and are able to seek a second... Read more »
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