Is my father's estate or myself responsible for paying off the HELOC on his house.

Yes. The HELOC is secured against an asset that is in the estate. You can't give the house equity to someone and simultaneously ignore the HELOC...

Cell phone laws and ticketing

As a point of reference, I very recently had a case where there was a 5 point cell phone ticket AND a 3 point ticket for not yielding to an...

My exhusband owes 70k in arrears, judge gives a judgment. He owns a drycleaners, he is owner or corp. Can it be used to collect

I have seen situations where a fraudulent transfer claim could become a problem. For example, the creditor argues $ went to the corp --- and they...

Liability for Counsel Fees in NYS Divorce from unreasonable spouses attorney

If you have debt issues, talk to a bankruptcy attorney BEFORE finalizing a divorce. There are debts that you CAN discharge before a divorce that...

Will it be better for me to file for divorce or wait for my wife to serve me?

If you have debt issues, talk to a bankruptcy attorney BEFORE heading into the divorce. There are debts that you CAN discharge before a divorce...

My bank modified my loan for 40 years with a balloon payment after 22.5 years. Is it leagal?

They offered that to lower your payments and then the balloon is to encourage you to refinance to take the lender out of the picture. The higher...

The writing of the name of a person who holds a negotiable instrument on the back of the document without specifically designating to whom the...

Is there something illegal about an investigator who uses aliases and has his staff also use aliases?

Wow!!!! There are many things wrong here. Performing unlicensed services under a fraudulent identity, invasion of privacy, creating a false sense...

Grandmother filed guardianship of my kids behind my back?

She would not get guardianship just for the asking. She had to present reasoning why she should become guardian. You can certainly pursue the...

It sounds like what she did is fraud and a crime against property. The police could investigate and get the district attorney involved and demand...

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