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If a 23 Year Old Guy Has Consensual Sex With A 17 Year Old Is That Statutory Rape
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Answered on December 14, 2014
No. The age of consent in New York is 17. It's inappropriate but not illegal
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I have broken my Ankle in 3 places and require surgery after I fell on unsalted ice in a business parking lot. What now?
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Answered on December 04, 2014
You need to find a local personal injury lawyer. Generally you can sue if you can prove that the accident occurred after a storm had concluded and...
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My son was at a girl friends house they had sex her parents found him there they want to press charges should I have a lawyer
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Answered on November 30, 2014
17 is the age of consent. If she was under 17 hire a lawyer
Is it illegal to lie on a customs form about the value of the contents of the package to save the recipient money?
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Answered on November 30, 2014
Any material misrepresentation to a federal officer is perjury
I was involved in an accident the driver who hit me is at fault and unlisenced am I able to sue him?
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Answered on November 29, 2014
You can sue him for being negligent and causing the accident. So long as the car was insured, the insurance should cover the accident
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Criminal law
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Answered on November 23, 2014
New York does not have expungement. Your only recourse is to move to vacate the underlying conviction
Does my 16 year old daughter need a lawyer for desk appearance ticket pl 120.00 01 at criminal court?Her first offense.
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Answered on November 20, 2014
Yes, your daughter definitely needs a lawyer. Assault in the third is a misdemeanor, but it is often over charged because a physical injury is...
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Do I have a case? Incorrectly inserted IUD, blood clot, subsequent removal of unilateral fallopian tube & ovary
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Answered on November 20, 2014
Possibly, in New York, every medical malpractice case has to be screened by a doctor in the same specialty and if the doctor finds a departure from...
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I am in the USA. I got my green card last week ,How can I bring my sun from Syria immediately ?
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Answered on November 20, 2014
He can probably apply asylum, or if he is under 21, you can petition as his father.
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Is federal court or state court better?
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Answered on November 19, 2014
It depends on a lot of factors. Often federal court can move faster, especially in
Brooklyn. If the other party is in a different county the state...
