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My mother owes a company 7,000 they filed a lawsuit and won. Now they take 25%of her check and are draining her bank account empty so its overdrawn and she cant pay other bills is that allowed?
answered on Dec 29, 2017
Your mother would benefit from some legal advice. Generally it is difficult to recapture funds once they are taken. A judgment creditor has various enforcement rights and they include the right to seize assets belonging to the person who owes the judgment. These include the right to get a... View More 
I would like to mortgage 80% of the home value.
answered on Sep 28, 2017
If the question is "can an individual make a loan to a business they own," the answer is "generally, yes." The individual would of course need to report any interest income received. If the question is "can a business make a loan to an individual who owns the... View More
Q: Can a bank reject a letter of administration because it is dated 2009?
Details: My mom died in 2009 and my sister is her PR. The estate was closed in 2010 and then she just closed the estate bank account last year. This year, she received a check for unclaimed property paid to the order... View More
answered on Sep 21, 2017
It sounds like the bank is suggesting your sister needs to REOPEN the estate (with the courts) and then handle the check.
There MIGHT be a simpler process depending on the size of the check etc, so I'd recommend consulting with a local attorney (the one who helped with the probate the... View More
My attorneys do not understand real estate and as such do not understand the value of the new info thus I wish to file pro se. Need to know how to address in the motion i am doing the motion pro se
answered on May 25, 2017
How long since sentencing? If within 10 days of your trial date you can ask for a new trial. If within 30 days of disposition you can appeal, if within 90 days you can ask for a modification of sentence. Depending on what court you are in, likely will need to file a coram nobis for a new trial... View More
My grandma died in December 2015 and left the funds in her bank account to me, my uncle, and my aunt. The funds are to be split equally among all 3 of us and will only be disbursed when we have all notarized a form and submitted it to the bank. My aunt has refused to get her form notarized, meaning... View More
answered on Feb 4, 2017
If you are intentionally using a credit card that you know does not work or is not actually your account and you use it to try and purchase something - then you are potentially committing theft. You risk being charged with a crime.
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