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My brother's vehicle is under my late grandfather's name, both of my uncles have no interest in the vehicle and neither do i, my brother wants to do a title transfer to someone that is willing to take the remaining loan. A document on my part is needed in order for the process to begin.... View More
answered on May 30, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. The document you need has to be prepared by a Notary Public in Puerto Rico. It is simply a document whereby you recognize that the title is in your Grandfather's name but he vehicle realy belongs to your brother and as such does not form part of the estate.
Am with my mother over 120 hours a week.I prepare meals for my mom,clean house, do the yard work.Buy groceries and household supplies out of my own funds.Am a Marine Vietnam combat veteran withPTSD.The situation is very difficult because I’m wasting away so my mother can live and my siblings have... View More
answered on May 27, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. You have the right in Puerto Rico to file a complaint in court to force the sibblings to do thier share of the choirs. All children must do their share for care of thier elderly parent. This is the law.
He has seperated from the home, his wife, and their daughter who is 8 months old due to his cheating with another woman and possibly another. My friend would like to come to Chicago for a couple of weeks but he keeps threatening her and telling her she is not taking the baby anywhere. She... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2019
Hello and thank you for using Justia. She can travel for visitation purposes. If the husband denies her, she should file for divorce. I would just purchase the tickets and leave if her intent is to return to Puerto Rico. If not she can go to the court and get judicial authorization to travel.
What evidence do I need to get custody from the unsafe environment my kids are in, I cant prove anything because I am stuck in the US in the army and my husband is violent. I am scared the kids will be harmed mentally, and I don't want to go to a custody battle with nothing to show for. He is... View More
answered on Mar 22, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. Your best move is to speak with your superiores to established you being assigned and deployed at one military base for a set time span that you can take your children with you. The custody in normally always given to the mother. It would be a good to have... View More
I am trying to close out an account a "poor pensioner" friend of mine had with Wells Fargo. He was resident in Puerto Rico when he passed away. He created a Will with a Lawyer their in Puerto Rico and made me the executor and heir of his estate. In the will he disinherited his children... View More
answered on Mar 19, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. Puerto Rico does not have a Small Estate process. The only way to liquidated assets of the deceased is by probate through the Court. This is done by filing a petition with the Court.
The first step is to get a certified copy of the Will through the ODIN... View More
I was given full custody of my children and the same day that I got the full custody, the mother decided to file for Domestic Violence against me. The issue is that her claims are false, she said that the supposed events happened in Pennsylvania, and she lives in Puerto Rico. My home is in... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. In order for the Court in Puerto Rico have jurisdiction over any event said event has to have taken place within Puerto Rico. An event that happened in Pennsylvania would not be litigated in Puerto Rico. The criminal code of Puerto Rico (33LPRA) clearly... View More
I'm trying to fill in the blanks over here. After 20 years of searching, I finally found my father's half-sister. The story my grandmother told me was that she never got child support from the father of her child and he had friends in the court system so that she wouldn't get the... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. I am afraid that the records you are searching for no longer exist. Our current system began in 1950 with the creation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the signing of our Constitution. The records that you are searching for are from a lower court known as... View More
answered on Jan 29, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. You will need to file a claim for child support and/or incompliance with a child support resolution. You need to claim for a contempt of court order since the father has not complied with his obligation to pay child support. This is all done at your local ASUME... View More
Our mother is very ill.
Their father is unreliable however if our mother were to pass, that leaves him as their sole guardian and no other family to intervene.
I can financially care for both my adult brother and my 16 year old sister.
answered on Jan 18, 2019
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. Your brother is not an adult until he reaches the age of 21 as stated in the laws of Puerto Rico. As for your sister she also is a minor and as such is the responsability of her biological parents. In order for you to be able to obtain custody of your sibblings... View More
answered on Dec 12, 2018
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. If your son travels then both parents cover the costs half and half of his travel expenses. Since this is not the case, I am afraid that you will have to pay both flights unless you come to an accord with the child's mother. There is nothing in the laws... View More
Can he stop me?
answered on Dec 3, 2018
Hello and thank you for using JUSTICIA,
If I call the police he will hurt me
answered on Dec 3, 2018
Hello and thank you for using Justia. You were suppose to leave from Aguadilla airport yesterday (saturday) to your brothers house. Your sister in law is very worried. You can call me for help with your situation.
answered on Dec 1, 2018
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. Anybody under the age of 21 and a legal resident of Puerto Rico is a minor under law and therefore is under the guidance and regulations of the parents that have custody. A minor cannot move away without parental consent and the fact that she moves to a state... View More
Support. Does it end automatically when I turn 21? What are the steps I need to take in order to terminate?
answered on Nov 13, 2018
Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. No child support does not automatically end when you turn twenty one. The person paying the child support must file a motion in court requesting that the child support order be eliminated. Child support payments must continue until the court issues a ruling on... View More
María Vázquez vs. Ángel Baez
answered on Oct 17, 2018
Good evening and thank you for using JUSTIA. You can use the following web link : http://www.ramajudicial.pr/consultas/casos.html
This will give you the court case number. Once you have the case number you will need to request the court file which will be in the archives of the court... View More
Are there any free lawyer or adviser that can help me get deed and sell land in PR i I’ve in Chicago and I am poor. I need assistance before my dad girlfriend takes it
answered on Aug 27, 2018
Good afternoon akd thank you for using JUSTIA. There are no free lawyers for your case since said case will generate funds once it is sold. Why you state that it will cost $ 4000 to change and liquidate the property is beyond me. The costs and expenses of changing the name in the property registry... View More
Moved 1 yr ago with 12 yo child (7th grade). Starting 8th grade, but after 1 mo vacation in Puerto Rico, child wants to stay in the Island. I discovered the child is being emotionally and psychologically abused by father and stepmother, and exposing child to sexual behavior. PR order states... View More
answered on Aug 16, 2018
Good afternoon and thank you for using JUSTIA. You must file a motion in court with the evidence and request a hearing on the matter. At the hearing you will need to show that visits with the father in Puerto Rico are emotionaly and psychologicaly damaging to the child and why.
answered on Aug 10, 2018
Good evening and thank you for using JUSTIA. A birth certificate is issued at your place of birth so you can not get a birth certificate in another location where you were not born. Since you were born in New Jersey you would need to do all pertinent changes to said birth certificate in New... View More
I'm in Louisiana and my son is in boarding school in PR. I'd like to authorize guardianship or POA to my sister who also lives in PR, in the event my son needs medical treatment, etc. What form should I ask Louisiana notary to prepare for my signature here, and for my sister to accept... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2018
Good morning and thank you for using JUSTIA. You can prepare a notarized general POA in favor of your sister that allows her to take and or make any decisions for the benefit of the child such as social, medical, educational, domestic or the like. You must mention the childs exact legal name as... View More
We are not married or have an open custody battle. I would like to move to the states for better opportunities as I can’t find work here. Can I leave the island without getting in any legal trouble?
answered on Jul 19, 2018
Good morning and thank you for using JUSTIA. Yes you can travel with your child with no legal problems. The legalities begin when the father has petitioned the court for his parental rigjts and you donot respond to the court. As long as you respond to all court proceedings there will be no legal... View More
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