I am 17yrs old and i want to go off to college in syracuse , can my dad prevent me from going ? and if so who can i get to pay m

When you're an unemancipated minor, your dad can prevent you from doing all kinds of things. Once you are eighteen, however, you are a legal...

How do I evict a tenant who filed a complaint of tenancy about a problem which I the landlord cannot solve?

Evictions can be costly not only because the lawyer you hire to handle it charges for his or her time, but also because the tenant being evicted...

Would you find it unusual for an attorney to ask for a large retainer before they took the 'case'? And state that they would be

I agree with Mr. Hutchins. Many people looking for advice and representation have the attitude that consultations should be free. Many lawyers...

I was raped 8 years ago can I do anything now?

The link below may be helpful. The prospect of a civil lawsuit is not encouraging, based on the statute (assuming it represents the current state...

Which is more enjoyable for attorneys, depositions where they can grill the other side to death or mediations where they can get

Either one can be unpleasant. But this isn't a question seeking legal advice, which is the purpose of Avvo.

There is no rule, other than to allow a reasonable time for response. The person demanding a response is entitled to draw a line in the sand, but...

Served a civil summons that says plantiff prays insted of pays. what hapens if this goes to judjement?

Prays is correct. Prays means asks. The plaintiff prays for judgment. If the plaintiff gets a judgment, and the defendant does not appeal, or...

Generally it's a physician, not uncommonly one who practices occupational medicine, who makes that determination, after an independent medical...

A determination of the value of a case is not one which a lawyer ought to venture on the basis of a single anonymous paragraph. It's a...

How to impeach?

According to Black's Law Dictionary, "impeach" means, among other things, "to dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict." In the law of evidence,...