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brother in law started record company and listed dead mother as treasurer. she died before he started company. is this not a fraud?
answered on Sep 28, 2017
Clearly there is more to this story.
On the limited facts you state I would say maybe inappropriate but not illegal. Depends upon how long the listing has been there in comparison to the passing of the person.
I have an 11 year old debt that collectors are still trying to collect on.
answered on Sep 24, 2017
Unfortunately, there is no a time limit on a debt collector. State laws govern the length of time when you can be sued on a debt, but, a debt collector can still try and collect a debt that has been barred by the statute of limitations.
answered on Sep 16, 2017
Florida Statute 687.03 in general prohibits an interest rate exceeding 18%, but, as the expression goes, "the devil is in the details". So, to review the statute go to the following link:... View More 
After closing a account 6 months earlier, the bank sent us a letter saying we owe them $900. After going to a branch and speaking with a rep, they told us it was a error on their part that they put that money in our account (which we don't remember seeing). The branch rep told us we would not... View More
answered on Aug 22, 2017
If I understand your statements correctly the bank made a mistake and gave you $900.00 that was not yours. You have since closed the account and did not realize that you got an extra $900.00 that you did not deposit yourselves.
Now you are wondering if the bank is precluded from getting... View More
I bought a car for the first time in this country and had a accident where my car was total loss, my loan was for like $12,000 and the insurance only give me $7,000 at that time I didn't know what to do and decided to fix it for that amount of money not knowing what car fox was and the total... View More
answered on Jul 7, 2017
Yes, if you stop paying they can sue you for the amount you still owe them. It seems strange that the insurance company paid you without getting a release from the dealer (or loan company; whoever had the lien on the car).
My single member LLC (dissolved since 2015) opened a corporate credit card with Bank of America in 2013. I opened the account as the sole officer/member of the LLC and used it strictly for business. The account went into default when my business closed, and was charged off in 2014.... View More
answered on Jun 13, 2017
Their claim may be barred by the Statute of Frauds.
Florida Statute 725.01 provides in pertinent part that:
"No action shall be brought whereby to ... charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of another person ..., or upon... View More
answered on Jun 2, 2017
Perhaps. It depends on such things as whether you were insolvent at the time you created the trust, and whether you put the car in trust with the intent to keep it away from your creditors.
answered on Apr 30, 2017
Although the answer would usually be yes, of course, need more facts to give you an accurate answer.
Received his death certificate but don't know what to do to close his bank account at Chase bank please help
answered on Apr 5, 2017
Present the death certificated to you local Chase Bank and ask them for their procedures.
I have a standard FL Real Estate contract that was executed on 12/06 . Closing date was 1/19 but due to some delays by the condo assc. providing some updated docs and by lender. I had to ask seller for extensions. Seller was at all time informed and in contact with lenders as well. Last ext.... View More
answered on Mar 16, 2017
I suggest that you speak with a real estate attorney in your area. The real estate contract should govern the result here. However this type of situation will turn upon small details of dates and times. You need a lawyer who can read the signed contract and related emails and then Give you an... View More
What are the retirement plan options for single member LLCs with elected S status? Are there any plans where you can contribute dividend distributions? Couldn't find any information for this situation specifically.
answered on Mar 11, 2017
This question is best addressed by an investment advisor - not an attorney.
Speak to a Certified Public Accountant or an investment advisor associated with an investment company (Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, etc).
The bank filed foreclosure against my business and home which they held a heloc loan on after I couldnt pay a balloon pmt. I found a buyer for my business who was to pay off both loans in exchange for the business. At closing they arrived with "full" assumptions of my loans and were to... View More
answered on Mar 5, 2017
Your story is not quite clear. You found a buyer, the VP of the bank came to the closing and signed some sort of a release, but you also write that you "never agreed or even knew about this sale." Is that a different sale than the one you arranged?
He is bullying me into selling the home. But I never agreed that I wanted to leave. He refuses to pay his share of the mortgage. And has threatened to destroy the house if I get rid if his things. I feel he has abandoned the home, me, and dog. He has no intention of returning. He is threatening to... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2017
You are in a very difficult place. You do own your part of the house. However, you apparently signed a mortgage which means that a bank has a lien against the home which is superior to your ownership if you do not pay the mortgage.
You do have the right to partition the property to have a... View More
answered on Nov 22, 2016
And they are a business. If there is no profit margin in taking a pile of coins (There isn't), and they don't believe it is an amenity that will attract customers, go to another bank or fill coin rolls yourself.
My older cousin was staying with us for a while and took my disabled mother to make a bank account and the teller suggested my mother put a back up on her account just in case because she's blind, and my cousin helped look after the account. she moved out last week and I took my mother to the... View More
answered on Nov 16, 2016
Yes, your mother can sue your cousin to recover the money.
My wife has a repossession through our Credit Union, but I was not on the loan and she is not on my checking account. I went to deposit a check from the State of FLA issued for our foster child as I have done for over a year and today after handing me a deposit slip showing the funds in my account... View More
answered on Nov 11, 2016
A check is the most common form of negotiable instrument. You were not a holder in due course, because you were aware of the bank's claim against your wife. Therefor the bank was entitled to assert it's setoff claim against the payee of the check (your wife) as a superior claim to that... View More
My husband has just received a cash advance on behalf of a pending lawsuit. He didn't want me to have any of the money so he planned on taking his name off of our joint bank account and start him a new one. Instead I took myself off the account and started my own separate bank account. Am I... View More
answered on Sep 3, 2016
You didn't indicate the nature of the lawsuit and whether you are entitled to any of the proceeds. Assuming that you are not, no: you are not entitled to receive any of the money. And no, you cannot withdraw funds from your husband's separately-owned account.
Bank account...what to do?? ,todays date8/21/16..close 8/30/16...my broker cant be reached
answered on Aug 26, 2016
You will need to retain a lawyer. No one has to accept a cash transfer as proof of anything. If there were back taxes owed it is the seller's duty to prove paying them off before closing; or a credit to buyer who will pay them.
the check was supposed to be for 1400 dollars so the cop said..
answered on Aug 20, 2016
You wrote a bad check in Pennsylvania 7 years ago? Are you being charged with a related crime in Florida?
answered on Aug 10, 2015
That the creditors will get paid what is owed? Not enough facts here for much of an answer.
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