Please speak privately with a criminal defense attorney in your area. Also know that nothing you put on this "Ask a Lawyer" page is private -- it's...

I agree with Attorney Pfabe, and I'll reiterate what he said about LLCs. They protect you, and there is no downside to having one unless there's...

Yes, absolutely get an attorney. You don't want to risk trying to represent yourself without understanding procedures or knowing the system or...

I don't practice in your state, so I'm not going to try to answer. But Avvo put your question in the Juvenile Law category, and there's no...

I'm moving the question to the Medical Malpractice category not because this is necessarily a malpractice case but because there is no Avvo...

Sorry to keep moving you, but I'm going to move the question into the Criminal law category. This is a question of California state criminal law as...

It sure sounds like a difficult situation. If you think it's actual child abuse or harmful neglect, there's a county child protective agency that...

I'm not sure what exactly you're asking us. To file a small claims case, you can go to small claims court (in Philly, Municipal Court), with the...

I just want to make sure you know that you cannot make an appointment with an attorney by posting a request on this page. You have to contact...

If you're truly being locked in the house and unable to go anywhere, that's child abuse. You can call a child abuse hotline and get help to either...