Generally speaking, even debts owed to creditors that do not receive notice are discharged in no asset cases.

The answer to your specific question will likely depend on the timing of when the debt arose. If the student withdrew after she filed her chapter 7 petition, there is a possibility... View More

If you can trace the $90k down payment to the proceeds received from the sale of your separate property home, you have a valid argument that your new home is an asset of mixed character--meaning it is partly your separate property and partly community property.

For example, if the price of... View More

I would challenge that warrant. I believe that the paraphernalia in your car is way too tenuous, to get a good warrant. If you were charged, you have the right to get a copy of the affidavit that was the basis for the warrant.

I can not believe you can't find a lawyer to go after that... View More

If you have a lawyer who was hired on this new DWI, you should definitely contact that person.

For the most part, the State has 180 days to indict you, after they arrest you on a felony. There are many ways that can be extended by the state. Thus, it is not over yet.

The best... View More

The short answer is yes. But, You will have to get your original case and arrest expunged from the court records. When your deferred adjudication was successfully completed, the judge dismissed the felony charges against you. If so, then you can have that case and the underlying arrest taken off... View More

You are in a tight spot!

If you have no criminal record, and you can prove that you did attempt to save the other person's life, you may have a good chance at winning a jury trial.

If you have drug convictions on your record, you are going to be fighting uphill.

Ask if... View More

The success of your case will turn heavily on the language of your agreement with your property management company and the particular facts and circumstances of your case. You will need to prove how the management company knew or should have know that the tenant who signed the lease was likely to... View More

No this is not a RESPA violation. Property taxes are the legal responsibility of the owner (YOU). Lenders almost always require a borrower-owner to timely pay their property taxes. Sometimes, lenders require the borrower-lender to escrow money by paying an additional sum each month with the loan... View More

When you reach 17 years of age, you need to hire an attorney in Texas to file a suit for emancipation. It would be best if your parents were in agreement. You will be required to serve them with your suit and they will have the opportunity to object. Because of how long any case takes to reach... View More

In the absence of significant damages, it will likely not be possible for you to locate an attorney willing to work on such a case on a contingency fee basis. You would need to show some sort of "value" to the leased premises. If it is a commercial property in a prime location with a... View More

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answered on Apr 9, 2025

If the property was in your stepmother's name only, and she left no prior will that indicated you as a beneficiary/devisee, her estate will most likely pass through intestacy. Intestacy rules stated that her assets will pass to her children, not her stepchildren. Therefor, based on the... View More

Typically, a deed in lieu of foreclosure is preferable because you are in greater control of the outcome. Issues that will need to be addressed are the waiver of any deficiency by the lender, the tax implications of a deed in lieu of foreclosure versus a foreclosure, the date you have to vacate,... View More

No, the order is not void, but it is potentially voidable. If your attorney filed a special appearance, the question of personal jurisdiction was presented to the court. It then became incumbent on you through your attorney to set your special appearance for hearing and to secure a ruling from... View More

You have a lot going on here. There are two different avenues for you to overturn your conviction. You didn't say what your exact conviction was, but I will assume it was for a Felony in Texas.

Avenue 1: Dash Cam: New Evidence can be used after the Statute of Limitations, if it... View More

The jail staff probably does not know who the friend's lawyer is. In most cases, only the friend would know because the friend is the person who hired the lawyer.

If the friend has not hired a lawyer, you need to ask the friend whether he completed a form proving that he is indigent... View More

I think you are correct that the lease by agreement between the parties has shifted what would normally be the landlord's responsibility for cleaning and "normal wear and tear" to you as the tenant.

There is no legal prohibition on the parties agreeing to do this.

The answer to your question depends on whether the "two tenants" are people you were sharing the premises with you under the lease (cotenants) or new people who rented the premises after you stopped living there.

When you sign a lease for one year, you commit yourself to paying... View More

This question is governed by statute:

(a) If a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived.

(b) If a writ of... View More

Yes, you can stay in your marital residence even though he has moved out.

Yes, he can legally turn of utilities that are in his name before a divorce is filed.

Because you are also an owner of the home, you can turn the utilities back on in your name.

If you file for... View More

It depends on what the language in the Decree says. There is no legal prohibition on him choosing to add those days to the end of his Father's Day weekend. So, if the Decree does not prohibit it and gives him the right to add three days, then I think he most likely could do so.