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You can sign a power of attorney, but to be valid in Puerto Rico, you will need to send the document in original with a certification of the County Clerk. Once they have the document in Puerto Rico, the will need to attend to a Notary Public so that they can validate it and can... View More

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

Good morning and thank you for using JUSTIA. A Puert Rico court cannot overturn a ruling made by a court from the other states . outside ofChild custody ruled by an out of jurisdiction court can not be overturned by a Puerto Rico court. The term "overturn" means to review the courts... View More

Good afternoon and thank you for using JUSTIA. Yes Puerto Rico does include all your biological or legally adopted children. Before you request any evaluation from the court please verify the manual used by the courts to assign child support payments. On page 16 of the "Reglamento Núm. 8529... View More

Good afternoon. This simply means illegal appropiation of goods. The alledged crime commited was theft without any violence to the victim. If the amount stolen was under one thousand dollars then it is a misdermenor (article 192 of the penal code) punishable by up to three months in jail,... View More

Good evening and thank you for using JUSTIA. The surviving daughter has to create her beloved mother's estate and file aprobate court proceedure. The court will then issue a decree naming all of the mother's children (dead or alive) members of the estate. The nephews and nieces will then... View More

Good morning and thank you for using JUSTIA. There are two ways for you to achieve your quest. The first way is to request the divorce decree from the court and the second way is to request the certificate from the Registry of demografic records (Registro Demografico). Your best bet is to do an... View More

No, he can’t.

You file just like any other case and list the loss under casualty.

Good morning and thank you for using JUSTIA. The answer is yes it will be considered as child support since it is monies paid to him from your behalf. The payment that your son gets every month is a benefit due to your military service thus it is a benefit from your labor. Said payment is given to... View More

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The answer in first hand is yes.

A reason to exclude children is that the Testator disinherit a child in the will. If not, the Will can be contested.

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In Puerto Rico, once a person passes away, the heirs has to inform if the person had a Will. If not, they will need to start the process of Declaration of Heirs so they can take any decision with the estate left.

You could always have a Power of Attorney be prepared by a local attorney in PR, who will know what to include in such document. However, the POA will have to name a local representative to be present at the sale.

Good afternoon and thank you for using JUSTIA. Your father is 50% owner thus he can sell the property since no member of the estate is obligated to continue in the estate

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

If they were married without a pre-nuptial agreement, then her stake would normally be 50% plus what is called in Puerto Rico the "cuota viudal usufructuaria" ("surviving spouse's usufructuary portion"), which is a percentage calculated by a special formula according to... View More

Good evening and thank you for using JUSTIA. In Puerto Rico a marriage can only be ended two ways thatis by death and by divorce. Thus your mom by virtue of civil law is the legal widow and does have inheritance rights of half of your fathers estate since all purchases and net gains during... View More

Good afternoon and thank you for using JUSTIA. Once a person passes away all his assets are frozen. All his biological or adopted children are inheritors and thus have a stake in all his properties and assets known as the total estate. However the inheritos have to notify the death to all asset... View More

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.

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