Adam Peter Phipps’s Answers

Hire an Attorney; send a demand that he abide by the order then file a contempt action against him. When one party fails to abide by the judgment (no matter how old) they are in contempt of the court. I am currently handing several of these. Some can be worked out by agreement and others need to have the weight of the court behind them.

Actually, I would be a bit more careful about this situation. Was this a 14 day notice to quit for nonpayment or a 30 day notice (which can be for any reason such as not paying a parking fee) Under G.L. c. 186, § 11, if a tenant's tenancy under a lease has been terminated for nonpayment of rent (14day notice), the tenant has up until the answer date in the summary process action to “cure” the arrearage by tendering all rent due (including use and occupancy that may have accrued in the...

The short answer is no. You aren't going to get out of your student loans. If the bank did something that violated the law or was unfair and deceptive, you may have a consumer protection law suit, but what you have described is probably not enough. Contact an attorney to assist you in writing a demand letter to the loanholder and see what happens from there. The loan documents and types of loans will play a large part in determining if what they did was alllowable or not. GL, Adam

The first thing I would suggest is that you don't state your question as a statement. DO NOT ADMIT ANYTHING without the advice of a lawyer! Many things will affect the outcome of this. Shoplifting is different than larceny. Exact amount of the items, what your criminal record shows, there are different factors. TALK TO A LAWYER! Shoplifting punishment: "......and where the retail value of the goods obtained is less than one hundred dollars, shall be punished for a first offense by a fine...

Based on what you have in your posting, you need to immediately contact an Attorney. There are many protections for Tenants in general and additional protections for the disabled. There are also extremely strict laws governing debt collection and all provide for significant penalties to the landlord, including multiple damages, cost of litigation, and Attorney's fees. I always give a free consult to clients and often take cases like this on a contingent fee basis, meaning the cost to you is...

I am not sure I understand your question in terms of eviction (unless you are speaking of a Sec 8 tenancy or for an environmental eviction because of a dangerous contamination). Generally, there are 3 ways to get to an eviction, a 14 day notice to quit for non payment of rent, a 30 day for any lawful reason and an immediate eviction without a notice for serious illegal activity (drugs, prostitution, etc...). The only "non" good cause reasons for a 30 day notice to quit type of eviction...

Sorry you have to deal with this. Technically speaking yes, you can bring an action agaisnt the school, but it is extremely doubtful you would prevail. A negligence claim would probably be the only claim that would make sense, but it would be difficult to maintain. You should probably look into a hardship deferment with the student loans, rather than just letting them go unpaid. I don't know what your financial situation is, but if you are on public assistance or have an income below the...

Erik beat me to it, it will depend on who you owe the money to and who is giving you money. Also, if your Social security is SSI SSDI or retirement benefits. If it is SSI, you will need to be very careful, as it WILL affect your SSI benefits negatively. As you know you are only allowed $20 per month as unearned income under SSI; you are only allowed $2000 in a bank acct. However, if the settlement and support are from the same source, you should have your lawyer ask if the money can be credited...

This is an extremely difficult situation to be in, Texas had original jurisdiction and now it doesn't because both parties left the state, presumably, for more than 6 months with no intent to return. Becasue this is a multi jurisdictional case (involving more than one state) The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) is the basis for jurisdiction. It applies to both child support and spousal support matters. You absolutely need an attorney to deal with this kind of issue, these...

The judge will look at the best interests of the child. If what is in the seperation agreement is contrary to the childs interest all bets are off.