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answered on Jan 27, 2018
If you are trying to recover money already owed to you, then you can may be able to get a lean against the inheritance, and your ex's assets. However, you are not entitled to your ex's inheritance otherwise.
this took place in 1969 / 1970. The molestor has since passed away.
answered on Dec 19, 2017
Contact a member of the Mo.Assn for Justice to double check, but if the molester passed away I don't see the case being revivied in any way.
answered on Nov 27, 2017
You need to speak to an attorney quickly. Disposing of assets after someone has passed is a routine process, which requires the intervention of the courts sometimes. If you have taken the liberty of selling something that is not yours, you may have bigger issues to worry about as well.
We are now divorced, but we're married when he did a bad remodeling job. They are now sueing me because we were married at the time. I had no involvement in the job, business, or contract. We have always had separate bank accounts, no joint assets, and I received no money for this work. I knew... View More 
answered on Nov 23, 2017
It can be frustrating, but it is a common frustration that one can be innocent, yet still must spend money on an attorney to prove that innocence. Fortunately, you are not wrongly accused of a criminal accusation; I know that doesn't make this any less painful, but it is also a clear example... View More
I was putting a metal roof on our porch today and my ladder slid, when I caught myself my arm touched a service drop that runs to the meter loop, when it done so I was electrocuted causing a small burn on my arm and numbness and tingling in my hand and arm, when I looked at it I noticed it was... View More
answered on Nov 23, 2017
While this is a good question, it's important to follow up with an attorney in person. That attorney can discuss with you the importance of negligence, and your likelihood to prevail in a suit.
One thing that is considered when your case is evaluated is the possibility that you... View More
There is no court ordered custody. He does pay child support and has health insurance on our 2 kids. We've never been married. He is on the birth certificate. He only sees them at best once a month. Today is his first time seeing them in almost 3 months. 3 days shy of it. He isn't very involved.
answered on Oct 16, 2017
This is one of those situations where what you "can" do and what you "should" do are different. On the legal side of this question, once father finds out you have moved, he can petition the court for more definitive parenting time. As a result, you may have to drive every... View More
answered on Apr 25, 2017
I have never specifically researched the issue, but given the limits of typical esthetician training, I seriously doubt it. If one has performed injections on you, it may be malpractice on the part of the esthetician and the supervising physician. Whether it is a viable malpractice case may depend... View More
In Missouri, for a simple civil case under $5000, is it possible to successfully file a motion to change the venue to a small claims court, based on jurisdiction (or any other reason) at pretrial? The plaintiff has hired an attorney to sue for a simple dispute under $5k, which seems like an attempt... View More
answered on Nov 8, 2015
"Venue" means the geographical area where the case will be decided. If you want the case heard in the same place (such as a particular county, for example) where it was filed, you would move that the case be tried under small claims procedure, not move to change venue.
I am now living in Kansas. Can I be served in Kansas on a Missouri summons?
answered on Aug 13, 2015
More information is needed. Generally speaking, a judgment entered in one state can normally be domesticated and enforced in a different state. A local lawyer can advise after learning the specifics of what happened.
Please Take Notice: I am not your lawyer unless we enter into an... View More
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