Can a fugitive be declared dead by a court of law after a certain number of years such as 100 years since date of birth?

You would have to file an action in court and prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he is dead. There is no specific time frame where mere...

Can I sell the house to get the mortgage out of my mother's name ?

If you have the unrecorded deed, you could record it. If your mother had a will, and in the will it left the house solely to your sister, and if...

Is the plaintiff required to be in attendance for a hearing to quiet title?

You have a lawyer, so you should rely on your lawyer's expertise and advice. Under the relatively new statutory code provisions and procedural...

Personal Injury-dual liability? My slip & fall acdnt w/ a business has admitted liability, but another companies equip also

I am sure the insurance company for the store has NOT admitted any liability. They always assign a claim number to any person wanting to make a...

I was arrested for different charges ,I did back ground check ,

If the case was dismissed, you can immediately file for expungement, which will remove this entry from future background checks and seal the record...

I just received my water bill and it was 1600 what can I do?

No, it should be the landlord's obligation to pay you so you can pay the bill, if the bill is in your name. It sounds like the water problem is...

Can I sue my landlord homeowners insurance for medical bills & pain & suffering ?

First, you would have to prove that the paint used on the steps creates an unreasonably dangerous condition in the rain, and that the landlord was...

I'm a contractor just starting out I took a deposit for a job and the job could not be completed in a timely manner

Have you done any work at all? Are you abandoning the work? Has the owner fired you? Generally speaking, if you have money you have not earned,...

Though used interchangeably, under Federal law, the terms citizenship and residence have important differences. Citizenship equals domicile, not...

Can I challenge a POD that my Father did to someone half his age?

You can only challenge it if you can prove that your father was not competent mentally to sign the POD, or that his wife so manipulated him with...