Do I need to be emancipated at 19 to sign school paperwork ?

In New York, you don't need to be emancipated at 19. You ARE an adult, by law, as soon as you turn 18. In fact, some would say that it is a...

So, let me understand this... the Defendant filed a motion for Summary Judgment, the Plaintiff filed an opposition, a hearing was scheduled, and...

Can Judge leave the Courtroom during a testimony to come back with a book of rules without telling anyone where he is going?

The judge can do pretty much whatever he wants to do in running his own courtroom. I'm assuming the trial was to a jury. In that case, it's more...

Can we insure a mobile home that is not ours?

You can insure anything, whether you own it or not. If you want to, you can insure my car for me. But no reasonably bright person would do that....

I want to move to a different state and have split custody.

As long as your child is a minor, you'll need court approval to leave the state. And I'm guessing that the court is not going to approve a move...

Can I get served papers for an old debt without being told what the debt is?

That's either a complete scam, in which case you should ignore it, or it's a collection agency trying to cut corners, in which case you should...

A car was given as a gift and he took it back,can I have the car returned to me.

If someone says he is going to make a gift to you, and then changes his mind, you cannot sue to enforce the gift. In other words, you can't make...

Pet malpractice I have emails from the cardiology that he wasn’t in heart failure

First, I'm sorry for the loss of your pet. If you've had enough pets in your life, you'll learn that sooner or later, pets die, and no matter how...

You should take ID with you. You may not need it, but you should have it just in case. And yes, you should dress professionally if you're going to...

Determine rank of Valedictorian...if my son has the highest GPA going into graduation and here is what our handbook says:

I have a question -- who cares and why does this matter? (Sorry, you landed on one of my big pet peeves about education -- class rank does nothing...