Can I get a GED in 9th grade with consent from my legal guardian?

Not unless you meet the age reuirement for your state. This closes a loophole from when I was your age, where anyone could take a GED and move on...

Is there a legal barrier to using excerpts of a trial transcript (from 40 years ago) verbatim in a work of fiction?

In general, unless it is a sealed transcript, it is probably in the public domain. However, if you use it in such a way that it harms a person who...

After discharge from bankruptcy can collectors still take life insurance?

The cash value of her life insurance is an asset she owns. You have no claim on it until you actually receive it because she can change the...

Can I sue my university?

I am sorry for what happened to you. However, without you showing up at the hearing they are very limited in what they can do, and they have to...

The bank does not have to accept the surrender. The bankruptcy court does not give you legal advice, just applies the law. If you wanted legal...

I have been in a chapter 13 for 4 years if it is dismissed will the statue of limitations have run out on the unsecured debt?

No, those four years count as zero time passing for the statute of limitations (this is called "tolling".

If a neighbor's dog wanders onto my property and injures anyone, am I liable because it happened on my property?

The dog owner is responsible. However, as a host you are responsible for keeping known hazards from your guests, so it may actually be argued that...

If you haven't started work/approvals on the deck, you are almost certainly restricted by the new rule (in addition to any restrictions it did not...

How much time elapsed time is reasonable to allow for legal research to see if I have a good case in a probate dispute?

You are probably not his only client, and if you did not tell him that "time was of the essence" it is not unreasonable.

Managing Partner authorizes Payroll Company not to pay IRS payroll taxes. see below

Yes, hire an employment attorney who will sort out who to sue for you.