Does the school have a legal right to take a student's cell phone and not return it for 2 weeks?

Can the teacher confiscate the phone that your son should not have been using in school? For the school period, yes. However, to retain it for...

Do I need an attorney?

By co-signing your loan, your father made himself responsible for it if you failed to pay it. Now that you have failed to pay the loan, the...

My friend was charged with having a firearm while intoxicated.

Your friend is facing criminal charges and needs a qualified defense attorney; not people discussing his case on the internet. IF he is...

With full legal and physical custody can I legally say no to phone calls?

You state; "The visitation with his father is reasonable;" then claim; "He hasn't ever been a part of his life financially, physically,...

Can I use a paxil defense to plead temporary insanity? Can I file a civil claim?

Your primary concern is the criminal matter. You need an attorney. IF you are deemed indigent, the court will appoint one. If not, you will need...

Is lying in a sworn interrrogatory perjury?

Yes, it is perjury; that is why the deponents are sworn. However, you have let two years elapse. You need to review the facts and your options...

I stored my bedroom set at a friends until I moved into my apartment. Now she won't let me get my things. What can I do?

Send a demand letter by certified mail, return receipt requested. If your "friend" does not return your property, bring an action for conversion...

What kind of claim can be filed against me and how do I protect myself?

Depending upon whether you WANT to maintain contact with these people, when they next threaten you, utter these two words: Animal Control. You...

Document all expenses you have incurred caring for the cat. In the unlikely event that you are actually sued for possession, you can counter-claim...

Can I recover damages from an obviously rigged trial for a DUI involving a totally unethical judge ?

That the judge was disbarred does not alter the fact that you were convicted and that, in the lawsuit you propose, YOU will have to prove that all...