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I have a residential house in Calera, Alabama, under contract for rent, executed effective August 1, 2024, the applicant was through Zillow.
The tenant defaulted on the rent for September 1. Phone calls and text messages were sent but she failed to acknowledge and respond to either through... View More 
answered on Sep 26, 2024
You will need to follow Alabama eviction law. In Texas, an email notice to vacate would be ineffective. A landlord must deliver written notice to vacate in the form required by the Texas Property Code. Most other states have similar, albeit not identical, requirements. Whoever oversees your... View More
I made car payments but I lost track of them and I asked him can he send me bank statements so I can see how much I owe him and he never did
answered on Sep 26, 2024
He has no obligation to send you his bank statements. You can check own bank statements to see how much you owe him.
When someone sells you a used car, you have thirty days to register it in your name and get new plates. A licensed used car dealer would remove the plates from the vehicle... View More
won't return it. can I report it stolen? I am their son. the car is in Mom''s name.
answered on Sep 26, 2024
No, you can't report it stolen because you are not an owner of the car. Your mom will have to report it stolen.
Alternatively, if you believe your mom is no longer mentally competent as a result of her stroke, you can apply to court to be appointed as the guardian of her person and... View More
We have made repeated attempts to arrange a time only to be ignored. We have conversations in writing stating that he doesn’t want us to get our stuff.
answered on Sep 26, 2024
It depends on whether your lease has ended and whether you have vacated the premises. Generally, absent an agreement to the contrary, if you or your landlord have ended your lease, you have until the last day of your lease to remove stuff, and anything left after that date is usually considered to... View More
answered on Sep 26, 2024
It depends on whether your spouse has been served, has waived citation, has answered, or has agreed to the terms of a decree of divorce.
If your spouse has not been served, you will need to request issuance of citation and make arrangements to have your spouse served. Or, in the... View More
answered on Sep 30, 2024
Maybe if the failure to lock the gate was negligent and the injury was foreseeable. The trier of fact will have to allocate responsibility for the injury among all culpable parties, including the person who was injured. If the person injured was a child, the child likely would not be allocated a... View More
answered on Sep 25, 2024
Apartment owners can be held liable if their employees neglect to lock pool gates, leading to an injury, based on principles of premises liability and negligence in employment.
Apartment owners have a legal duty to maintain their property in a safe condition, which includes securing pool... View More
Bad drugs and they failed to investigate with my Pharmacy & the Mayo Clinic Drug side effects. I insited on leaving. I found out the Side effects were vey dangerous, which is why I ended up ther in the first place. I still do not have a phone, and this keeps me from doctors and working. This... View More
answered on Sep 22, 2024
With few exceptions (such as that you are a threat to yourself of others - as determined by physicianS - You have a legal right to privacy, property and to communicate with persons who are not within the scope of a health care facility's authority. THEREFORE, I suggest that you confer... View More
I was financially struggling and temporarily placed him with his father for his best interest and we agreed that once I was secure I would bring him home
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answered on Sep 22, 2024
If you had your agreement with your son's father, and it was in-writing, you have a good chance of getting your baby back. If the agreement was not put in a written agreement, then you may be able to use emails, texts, or other communications to build your case for re-unification with your... View More
I was financially struggling and temporarily placed him with his father for his best interest and we agreed that once I was secure I would bring him home
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answered on Sep 22, 2024
If you had your agreement with your son's father, and it was in-writing, you have a good chance of getting your baby back. If the agreement was not put in a written agreement, then you may be able to use emails, texts, or other communications to build your case for re-unification with your... View More
So I got grounded and my step parents took my vr and my phone that i paid for myself . Also they take my paycheck and put it in there bank account and only gives me $100 dollars out of each paycheck which i think is ridiculous cause I worked hard for that money what can I do....about that can I... View More
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answered on Sep 22, 2024
The status of step-parents has different meanings for different people and forums.
A legal step-parent, is a parent because the parent figure has ADOPTED the step-child. This creates the legal status of the child as if s/he was the natural-born child of the step-parent. Thus, that parent... View More
Exclusion of Expert Testimony: Whether the trial court committed reversible error by excluding the testimony of one of Ramirez’s expert witnesses, Dr. David Beaver, an Austin-based linguist, due to his limited “experience with South Texas culture.”
Limitation on Cross-Examination:... View More
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answered on Sep 21, 2024
You need to get a good Appeal Lawyer.
First: you need to file a Notice of Appeal Immediately! You have 30 days from your sentence to file the Notice of Appeal.
If you are past that time limit, you must still file the Notice of Appeal with the District Court Clerk immediately. After... View More
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answered on Sep 21, 2024
The good news is that the cashier's check usually has a stub attached, which is good proof you paid. What's more is that, your cashier's check should be cashed against your bank account, so your proof of payment, and the identification of the person or business who deposited the... View More
Brother is contesting me being executor. Will that hold up eviction. No judge order has been issued JP ruled in our favorite is appealing to higher court civil coirt. Will the contest hold up evictioncase
answered on Sep 20, 2024
The eviction case will be stopped while the case is on appeal. However, your niece should be required to pay rent while the appeal is pending. Once the appeal is resolved, you can move forward with the eviction. If you are removed as executor, your ability to evict will also be removed, so your... View More
My brother is currently serving at an TDCJ ISF for 90 days for parole violation . We just found out that DA may be considering pressing charges against him on a case in which the other party lied to police about domestic violence, has since completed an affidavit attesting that their original... View More
answered on Sep 20, 2024
The only way to meaningfully address the issue is to hire a criminal defense attorney. Sometimes, if you catch a case before criminal charges are formally filed, a defense lawyer can convince the DA not to file the case at all. There isn't a lot of time to waste, though. You'll need to... View More
I was recently terminated from my job. That morning I went to work and clocked in through an app on the phone , which we HAVE to be in the building to accomplish. After an hour of being there and working I was called to the office and fired . The company refused to let me go back in the building... View More
answered on Sep 19, 2024
If you are scheduled to work and you show up as scheduled, the employer is obligated to pay you. You could be entitled to a half day's pay as "show up pay." Check TX department of labor or search for TX wage laws. You can file a claim form. In direct response, no it is not legal for... View More
I received a judgment for non-payment of child support back in 2009 at which time it was turned into a lien that was attached to my homestead home in Texas. I was unaware of this action. In 2019, my ex renewed the lien. Again, I did not know the lien existed or received any notifications from the... View More
answered on Sep 18, 2024
If a child support lien has been improperly attached to a homestead, there's a process for its release. An obligor can file an affidavit under Section 157.3171 of the Family Code to release the lien against the homestead. This affidavit process is designed to be straightforward, allowing the... View More
I have half custody of my child, everything is split in half including medical decisions. Can I have my child placed in an institution for a 72 hour hold during my time with him without bio-dad having any legal rights to pull him out since it would be during my week with him?My child is Autistic,... View More
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answered on Sep 18, 2024
Your custody / visitation order should tell you who has the rights to make these types of medical decisions, and whether or not the other parents must agree to it.
If you are not sure if your order has this information in it, contact your family law attorney for guidance. If need be, file a... View More
I wish to avoid probate and protect new Texas residence and retirement IRA accounts from Medicaid spenddown requirements.
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answered on Sep 18, 2024
You can hire a Texas attorney to do a restatement of your trust, it will allow you to update it to texas law. However a living trust is not the correct vehicle for medicaid reimbursement protection. You should talk to an estate planning attorney that focuses on planning for medicaid (elder law... View More
I would like to keep amenity and privacy while protecting assets from creditors before a problem arises.
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answered on Sep 18, 2024
Technically you could. But if the trust is not funded (no assets are in the trust), than it has no additional value. I think it would be best for you to talk to an estate planning attorney and discuss the assets that you do have, and how you can protect them. Trusts are great, but they might not do... View More
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