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1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law on
Q: If our neighbors built his fence on our property and is in the process of selling

How. do we get him to remove the fence prior to him completing the sale we were advise to file a small claims suit which would enable our reverse mortgage company to file a lis pendens since he was made aware his fence was on our property for over a year and a half he vowed to resolve it and has... View More

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answered on Nov 4, 2024

Hire a competent NY attorney now. You have a boundary dispute, which if you do nothing, it will be argued that you acquiesced to the ascertainable boundary. SOL may have already run.

1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Tax Law for California on
Q: What is a trustee called after the grantor dies? The trustee was also listed as a co trustee.

Living trust has stocks worth 1.5 million. The financial institution wants to divide all stocks and move into beneficiaries account. When beneficiaries sell stock do they pay capital gains from stocks original purpose or from date received forward? Or is it better to sell all stocks and distribute... View More

Julie King
Julie King
answered on Nov 4, 2024

The legal term “Trustee” is the title of the person with the right to handle assets in the trust and who must fulfill all the legal duties associated with that right. The word “Co-Trustee” means there are two people serving together as Trustees. They may have to do everything together or... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Constitutional Law for Missouri on
Q: what's the Appropriate Federal Agency to submit a SF-95 to for the acts committed against me & my right of liberty that

was stripped of me & my mother because let me tell you that we both felt real liberated & our due process was broken when they created such laws im sorry not law regulations its not even a law because no law shall be created that deprives my liberty as a us citizen any competent person... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Immigration Law for Florida on
Q: My daughter is getting out of prison after 20yrs and she has an ice hold what do I need to do
Linda Liang
Linda Liang
answered on Nov 4, 2024

Having an ICE hold means she has violated immigration law. Certain reliefs may be available to her. You should talk to an immigration attorney.

1 Answer | Asked in Adoption and Family Law for Kentucky on
Q: My daughter is almost 12. Her bio father has not seen her since a week before she turned 1.

My husband would like to adopt her and she wants him to adopt her. I have not denied contact with bio father. I leave open communication through Facebook and text but he does not take advantage. He got angry 4 years ago bc I would not fly her across the country to meet him. He has 2 other children... View More

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Nov 4, 2024

With the length of time that has passed, I would expect the Court would permit the adoption by your current husband and termination of the biological father’s parental rights. You need to hire a good family attorney to handle for you.

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law for New York on
Q: If my neighbor sold his home after he was made aware a year and a half ago that his fence was on our property

He offered us $1000 in the beginning and we declined.now the sale of the home is pending and he still hasn’t resolved it he refuses to give us his real estate attorney’s info so we can let the buyers bank who paid for the survey that their is a dispute . We put in a small claims complaint to... View More

Carl Nelson
Carl Nelson
answered on Nov 4, 2024

If you’re not part of the transaction I’m unclear how or why you are involved. I understand you may be trying to help someone else, but you may not be apprised of all of the facts in a deal you are not a part of, and in any event I’m not sure what basis you would have to put a cloud on title.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Internet Law and Securities Law for Texas on
Q: What determines jurisdiction for the victim of a crypto scam whi hopes to recover losses?

Us registered wallet with Texas address(Coinbase).

Physically outside the US when scammed (saw video on YouTube directing to website).

1 Answer | Asked in Business Law, Car Accidents, Civil Litigation and Employment Discrimination for Florida on
Q: Can employer be liable for damages to a parked employee's car in the parking lot caused by their abuse shelter resident?

Daughter works for an abuse shelter. Her car was backed into and damaged while parked in company parking lot as she was working on the clock. An abuse shelter resident reported hitting the car. Shelter resident says they just recently got driver license back, but has no auto insurance. Suggested... View More

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on Nov 4, 2024

In that scenario, the company running the shelter would not be liable for the vehicle damage unless it was somehow foreseeable to the company staff that allowing the resident to drive in the parking lot would create a risk of damage - for example, if the resident had a bad traffic record that... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Uncategorized for Indiana on
Q: What happens if my husband, due to mental health issues, files a false police report?

My husband is suffering from paranoia and thinks our neighbor is harassing him with verbal threats and listening devices. We are working on getting mental health help, but what if my husband files a police report alleging these things? I don't want to get kicked out of our apartment.

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Personal Injury for Georgia on
Q: how can i be banned as a safety issue at a school i work at because a parent has an issue with me

My boyfriend has a restraining order against him between him and his son. i work for a contractor for school system, i am over 3 schools as cleaner/supervisor. The sons wife has went to the principal and has had me removed from working at the 1 school because her son goes there. There is no order... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Copyright, Intellectual Property and Internet Law for North Carolina on
Q: Can I write a song about the plot of a visual novel? Do I need to get permission from the author in order to publish it?

I tried to be as vague as possible in describing things, but sticking to the events in the storyline. The characters do the same things, but I do not mention their names.

Essentially, I tried to make the story not be readily recognizable, but it's possible people do (I don't know... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law for California on
Q: We need to dissolve our CA domestic partnership in order to get married in the United Kingdom where we now reside.

We do not qualify for summary dissolution because of the length of the partnership but a standard divorce seems overly complicated because we don't need to split assets or debts. Also the self divorce process keeps asking for an address in California which we don't have. What would be the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Traffic Tickets for Tennessee on
Q: Does TN allow speeding while overtaking on 2 lane highways? I got stopped for 74, while passing, in a 55.

I had literally just moved back over to the right lane and was resetting my cruise control at 60 when the cop got me on radar. I explained to him that I was passing and he didn't care. He then threatened me with arrest if I did not sign "his" copy of the ticket. I signed the... View More

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answered on Nov 4, 2024

No speeding is not okay ... Summons is instead of arrest. Hire a TN attorney to represent you on the Citation.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Minnesota on
Q: Is it complicated to add a contingent name to an existing traanfer on death deed?

All persons named on the existing todd will be together on an extended flight. Iwant to add a contingent person who will never be with us on such a trip.

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answered on Nov 4, 2024

Only the owners with title can convey. If that owner wants to draft a new deed which includes another grantee as a remainderman, he can if its contingent. If remaindermen already have a vested interest, then all presently titled parties would have to convey such an interest. Hire a competent MN... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Immigration Law for Missouri on
Q: My husband filed I-751 to remove conditions on his 2-yr green card. Now green card is expired and petition is stuck usps

We mailed the petition on Oct 29 with priority 2-day shipping but it’s still has not arrived. It still says “In-transit” and the green card expired Nov 3, 2024

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Georgia on
Q: If someone dosent have drugs on their personal self, yet are in someone else's vehicle and the deputy finds drugs in the

Vehicle,then how can the innocent passenger be prosecuted for posession of drugs when he is innocent?and the drugs were in the truck bed,and the passenger don't even have the keys or nothing to do with it or even knowledge of it?

0 Answers | Asked in Copyright and Trademark on
Q: I am creating a change robe to sell here in Africa. It is similar to DryRobe but I will be making the robe shorter etc

I will be making the robe shorter and have some other small modifications, like panels put in etc. the fabric will be the same however and my brand is DRYLIFE. What are your thoughts?

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