How can a service member be protected by a civilian who keeps calling their job instead of using the lawyers to communicate?
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Answered on October 11, 2023
There are adages that appear to apply to this question and to this asker. One is that relationships in the U.S. are ultra hazardous, and another is...
Do i still have to pay the lawyer a fee even though the defendant was in jail for 3 weeks and then the case was dismissed?
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Answered on October 09, 2023
Perhaps rewording this question is necessary: if the lawyer managed to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the asker's defendant's criminal action,...
Can I file a complaint against an opposing attorney
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Answered on October 09, 2023
The asker can complain about anyone he wants any time he wants. The problem will be that in the case of opposing counsel, his complaints will go...
Attorney urging client to accept what opposing attorney in contested guardianship wants not in best interest of incapacitated
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Answered on October 07, 2023
This two part question has some explaining needed: whether to pay on a retainer and whether a settle-now strategy is worth the money.
As for the...
Hello, everyone.
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Answered on October 07, 2023
As we have no idea what the case was about, we cannot possibly opine as to what a "next step" should be. We also know nothing of the controversy to...
Had estate attorney & never disclosed terminal illness in beginning, now firm dropping case
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Answered on October 07, 2023
Certainly lawyers are permitted to get ill and end up having terminal illnesses. Keeping such a status from a client is perfectly understandable as...
Default Divorce
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Answered on October 06, 2023
Filing a divorce action means nothing without proper service of process. This absence of proper service may explain why the other spouse failed to...
What happens during child support hearing with Support Magistrate?
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Answered on October 06, 2023
We cannot provide legal representation to anonymous askers here online. The asker must retain legal counsel to survive an encounter with a support...
How does a father voluntarily terminate his parental rights?
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Answered on October 06, 2023
New York has no provision for a parent to voluntarily terminate his parental rights. One method aside from a child abuse proceeding which leads to...
What does precept/indict/svd mean
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Answered on October 06, 2023
The indictment ("indict") was served upon the defendant ("svd") the last time he was in court (precept). It is a requirement that the indictment be...
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