Archive for April 2009

bigdawg46 asked: I am the adult son of free-spending, 74-year-old parents who are likely to leave considerable debt upon their deaths. If they were to die tomorrow, what is my legal obligation to settle their debts if their estate has negative net worth?

Posted Tue, Apr 28th, 2009. Listed under: Featured. Tagged as: . 11 Comments.

smoothsoullady asked: Boy, you wouldn’t believe what’s going on in that office! I just want to get a good lawyer to deal with it.
I have almost no money. The office itself is supposed to provide info on how to get a lawyer from their own office and not have to pay, but they [...]

Posted Sun, Apr 26th, 2009. Listed under: Law & Legal. Tagged as: . 3 Comments.

esmith3498 asked: My brother passed and the police instantly ruled it a suicide, then took the weekend off. It now turns out that there is more to the story, but the crime scene was never isolated so there is no useful evidence. On top of that, I have had to provide them with the majority [...]

Posted Sat, Apr 25th, 2009. Listed under: Law & Legal. Tagged as: . 1 Comment.

jnoele asked: If I decide to home-school one or more of my children, what legal requirements do I have to meet in Illinois? One child is in 5th grade, the other would be in kindergarten next year. The reason would be the lack of quality education and quality teachers available where we live.

Posted Fri, Apr 24th, 2009. Listed under: Featured. Tagged as: . 3 Comments.

fly_103 asked: It would help if you are currently working as a lawyer or just an aspiring one! Thanks to all you. If you can tell me what made you want to become a lawyer and what area of law you are going to be working in, that would help too. Thanks.

Posted Thu, Apr 23rd, 2009. Listed under: Law & Legal. 1 Comment.

Laurel G asked: We hired a lawyer to represent us in a court case that an ex filed regarding modifcation of child support and visitation. Our lawyer overcharged us and when we questioned him, he removed him self as being on record as our lawyer with the courts and is now suing us for payment. [...]

Posted Wed, Apr 22nd, 2009. Listed under: Law & Legal. Tagged as: . 3 Comments.

Kimberly M asked: In June, I got involved with a debt settlement company that has caused me nothing but trouble. I got my money back from them, but my two bank of america accounts were sent to arbitration. I am having trouble getting a loan to pay off the accounts because of the [...]

Posted Wed, Apr 22nd, 2009. Listed under: Law & Legal. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.

Jeff asked: Ticketmaster owns TicketsNow, and scalps their own tickets there, before they even go on sale to the public. When the events sell out, they redirect you to TicketsNow, which has the tickets for up to 10X face value. How exactly is this legal/permitted?

Posted Tue, Apr 21st, 2009. Listed under: Featured. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

STFU, Squirrel asked: My landlord isn’t properly maintaining my property, and I want out of my lease. What kind of lawyer should I call?

Posted Sun, Apr 19th, 2009. Listed under: Law & Legal. Tagged as: . 6 Comments.

pink_kitty_mambo asked: I’ve rented an apartment and authorized someone else on my lease to stay on the property. Problems have occured and now I would like her out and she refuses to leave. What legal actions do I need to take to get her out of the apartment?
She is not on the lease as a [...]

Posted Wed, Apr 15th, 2009. Listed under: Featured. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.