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We live in Maine while he is posted in Hunter Army Air Field, Savanna Georgia. He has been sending us two allotments, one on the 1st and one on the 15th, for the past 2.5 years. Now he has taken out the second allotment, saying that his commanding officers told him he is only required to send us... View More 
answered on Sep 13, 2015
Talk to the commanding officer to verify that your husband was accurate when he related what the C.O. said. Assuming this is true, you don't appear to have much choice but to sue your husband for separation or divorce, including child support and perhaps alimony.
Need brainstorming help with what my next move needs to be on this case: Shopping while Black/non-white. Store security person detained me on exiting the store to check my personal bag , while not doing same to the other shoppers exiting the store. No proof of any shoplifting to make me a suspect.... View More
answered on Sep 2, 2015
Get an attorney for this? Conduct discovery process with the usual types of discovery matters, request the entire personel file of the security guard, interrogatories, perhaps requests for admissions if available in your state, depositions of key figures who have personal knowledge about the... View More
ER he took money out she's now holding baby from him can she do that
answered on Aug 28, 2015
Like I said in an earlier post, you need to go see a local attorney.
She has told me that the house is to be sold and divided between the 2 of us. Is it possible that I can continue living there without buying her out? Can an arrangement be made that if/when house is sold she gets half of procedes? She has a house of her own and I do not, hence why I had been... View More
answered on Aug 25, 2015
The will should be reviewed to help answer this. The will or your State's law will determine who gets the house. Separate from that, additional details can be negotiated. Talk to a local probate lawyer.
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I'm a des daughter that has had a number of health issues
answered on Aug 4, 2015
All civil claims have deadlines (statutes of limitation). Talk to an injury lawyer ASAP about your situation.
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My neighbor at my vacation home is constantly using our property without permission and also kills or removes trees that separate our land from hers, but are in fact on our property. We have replaced the trees multiple times only to find them dead or missing the next time we visit the cottage.... View More
answered on Aug 3, 2015
I don't practice in Maine, but that sounds fishy. Talk to a Maine real estate lawyer about your rights and options. A strong letter from your lawyer may help. Depending on Maine laws, you may have a civil claim against her for damaging your property. There may also be criminal... View More
The father has cancer. He wants to make sure his children get the property, but at one point he received assistance for medical bills
answered on Aug 1, 2015
Best to talk to an estate planning lawyer, who can look at the big picture and advise.
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I was living in an unfinished modular home, owned by my wife's stepmothers husband. We had a verbal agreement that we would live there rent free for 2 years with the condition that I finished the inside, (paint etc) which I did. I also added a garage also with verbal agreement that I would be... View More
answered on Jul 5, 2014
You might be able to recover on the theory of unjust enrichment, but you should definitely consult with an attorney to discuss further.
answered on Jan 30, 2014
Debt is not the only thing to look at when considering Bky. Income must be examined to confirm you pass the Means Test (income is compared to those in your community). You must also examine transfers/sales (court could reverse transfers or sales for less than market value) and exemptions (you... View More
answered on Jan 30, 2014
When you file Bky everything is included. Everything you own and owe. You can keep things, such as a mortgaged property via a Reaffirmation Agreement, but still everything owned and owed is included.
I run a small business and cannot keep the doors open. But I do have a lot of cash in an account, just not enough to pay bills.
answered on Jan 30, 2014
To find an attorney you should contact your county or state bar association. Owning a business, which has a regular cash flow is not a bar to filing a bankruptcy.
answered on Jan 30, 2014
A: That was a very long time ago. I would strongly suggest you: (1) speak with a malpractice attorney and (2) speak with an experienced bankruptcy attorney about the possibility of reopening your case, or filing a new one and doing a 522F Motion.
answered on Jan 30, 2014
Student loans, regardless of the source are generally not dischargeable in bankruptcy. There are rare circumstances when then can be discharged in bankruptcy, but it involves the filing of an expensive secondary action involving issues which can be more affordably addressed with most lenders... View More
answered on Jan 30, 2014
Seven years must pass between the filing of Chapter 7 cases. The dates are counted from Filing Date to Filing Date, not Discharge/Discharge. Based upon the years provided, it has been approx 9 years, so you can refile.
answered on Aug 22, 2013
A lot CAN happen to the business. The better question is what will likely happen to the business. In Maine the court must divide the marital property equitably, note not necessarily equally. The first question is whether or not the LLC is marital property. If you became owner during the marriage... View More
answered on Aug 22, 2013
In Maine they are called Divorce Judgments. In some states they document granting the divorce is called a decree. They essentially do the same thing.
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answered on May 18, 2013
If the power of attorney is effective (powers are sometimes conditioned on events (such as a determination of lack of capacity) and are not therefore always immediately effective) and the principal did not communicate any revocation of the agent's powers to the agent, then it is likely that... View More
answered on May 9, 2013
No nothing is automatic. The court will divide the marital property equitably. Keep in mind that marital property usually but not always means property acquired during the term of the marriage.
answered on May 9, 2013
To get these rights in Maine is almost impossible. You would have to show the Court that at some point in the child's life you were essentially acting as the child's parent with the consent of the biological parents. You have to prove you were in the position of being a "de... View More
answered on May 9, 2013
It might and it might not. If she isn't working then she won't need daycare so this could make your support go down. Your support will not change until someone files a motion to modify it based on a change in circumstances. You can log on to the Pine Tree Legal website and use their child... View More
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