You can only get the charge expunged immediately after court if you were acquitted of the charge or the State entered a nolle prossequi dropping the charge. If you are convicted and receive probation before judgment, you must wait three years to get it expunged or sooner if you can show good cause.... View More

I suggest you contact a criminal defense lawyer and discuss this matter, and your conection to it, off-line and in private. Do not post any other facts on this public forum or you risk disclosing incriminating information if, in fact, you are behind any of the activities described by the police.... View More

It is possible to do so as part of your divorce, but that would be up to the judge after trial unless the two of you agree to remove him from the deed as part of a settlement of your divorce and all property and support issues. Ordinarily, the marital home is either bought out by one spouse paying... View More

I doubt they can meet the legal standard for proving theft scheme. Each one they might be able to identify and prove would more than likely be deemed separate independent incidents of theft, all misdemeanors. Theft scheme is simply a way to try to turn a series of misdemeanors into a felony, but... View More

The only likely scenario where you can continue paying the existing mortgage on your deceased father's home without replacing (refinancing) it, is if you are your father's heir and are receiving the house as part of his estate distribution. In that scenario, the law allows an heir in the... View More

The title company is required to report funds sent to you to the IRS based on your social security number. If you don't give them it, you cannot sell, and you will just have to pay the damages for breaching the contract to the buyer and the brokers. Then, you should ask them for their social... View More

No, you will not automatically get a trial date. You have 30 days from the date of the incident to request a trial or waiver hearing or to pay the citation. If you fail to act, your license will be suspended. You should request a trial and not a waiver hearing if you wish to contest the ticket.... View More

If no work has been performed or materuials ordered, then you can cancel and disavow the contract without penalty. If you've paid the initial deposit, and the contractor has commenced work or ordered materials, then you have partial performance and either side can argue the contract has been... View More

I assume you held title as "tenants by the entireties" (TbyE) which is the default ownership of husband and wife, or as "joint tenants" (JT). In either scenario, you became the sole owner of the property by operation of law upon your husband's death.

The only... View More

I am sorry for your loss. Married couples can hold property a few different ways and how the title reads on the deed affects what you need to do when one person passes.

Usually (but not always) married couples own property as "tenants by the entirety" - if so, then by operation... View More

As a married couple, I assume you held the deed as "tenants by entireties." Upon his passing, you became sole owner (there was nothing for the mortgage company to "confirm," it just happened). You can sell it, any time. The mortgage remains a lien and must be paid off at... View More

Maryland Family Law Code 9-102 allows for grandparent visitation in the best interest of the child; however, it is limited by the Cnstitutional rights of the biological parents to control decisions regarding their children. The Supreme Court of Maryland (formerly called the Maryland Court of... View More

Your mother does not owe anything, and neither do you. Your mother's estate would be the only possible entity that owes anything to a creditor. The landlord is now a creditor of the estate, assuming that your mother's death did not automatically terminate the lease and end the... View More

The only way a person can file a sale in lieu of partition suit is if they are on the deed to the property, or if they have a legal agreement assigning them an interest in the property signed by the person named on the deed; however, if the latter is the case, and the agreement was never recorded... View More

Law school students and recent law school grads, are primarily trained to look backward, about known facts, to spot and resolve legal issues; the more experienced lawyers certainly do that, but their more valuable skills are to assist a client to plan future behavior and events.

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No, the assets of the trust cannot be attached or reached based upon a judgment entered against a trustee, who is not also the grantor of the trust, and who otherwise has no discretionary right to make distributions from the trust to herself for any reason. In your description, I assume your... View More

A Trustee overseeing someone else's Trust is a fiduciary or someone who manages someone else's money/assets. In some situations a Trustee actually manages their own assets for their own benefit in which case their creditors could usually get at such assets. However, when a fiduciary... View More

No, the prior incident does not provide probable cause to search your vehicle in this incident. The remedy for an illegal search is suppression of the evidence at trial if you were charged with a criminal offense based on what they found.

If they found nothing, and you are just upset... View More

If you are suing for not more than $30,000 and do not want a jury trial, then you can file in District Court (trials are before a judge only), and you can use a District Court civil complaint form, and check the "tort" box. The forms are available online or at the courthouse. It's... View More

There is no "form," per se', to fill out to file this type of lawsuit. Any lawsuit must alleged sufficient "facts" related to the elements of the particular offense alleged. For an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim, the suit must state facts that... View More