Whether a court in Hong Kong will exercise jurisdiction is a complicated question depending upon the facts submitted to the court there and whether...

You do have a qualified privilege. The question is to whom, if anyone else, the defamatory statement was published, and under what...

While calling the police may help, they may decline to get involved. The appropriate legal steps are to 1) serve a notice of default pursuant to...

First, you can't serve by publication when you know her actual location. Indeed, you'd need court permission to serve by anything other than the...

She can, but it isn't a good idea for either of you.

There is nothing stopping you from doing so - but whether that is a good decision for you is another question. You can obtain a divorce in New...

A reality check: the name of the law firm rarely impresses a judge. And matrimonial law in New York is sufficiently developed that, given an...

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It's relatively common for attorneys to put that language into agreements. And while you can certainly ask that it be removed it will send a very...

The first thing is what an attorney asks you: the prospective attorney should want to know the details of your situation: 1) how long have you been...

It is highly unlikely that you are entitled to any of the money. Your settlement agreement probably has language releasing all claims. Further, the...