Petty charge

Usual? With a good lawyer, No conviction, no jail, but there are caveats to that. You give no facts.

Just bought a house, started a new job, and

You are mixing up a couple issues. There is only one exemption for yourself on your tax return, unless you have children and can claim them and...

I would like to sell my sole proprietorship to an LLC

You need a lawyer to draft a purchase agreement as well as negotiate an operating agreement addressing you interest in and employment by the LLC,...

What is the statute of limitation on the IRS to collect on taxes owed?

Statutes of limitation are satisfied upon filing in court, which "tolls" the statute (stops the time from running). The time it takes for court...

What exactly should I expect?

You and your ex need lawyers, and continuously posting on a public forum is not going to help. Only the prosecutor can drop or amend charges....

Private attorney's are paid out of the estate assets at the end of the probate process, capped at a statutory percentage. It's a better percentage...

Whoever is now the legal guardian of the minor should step into the role of trustee or custodian of the account. Normally, that would be the...

Is what they found during the search warrant still chargeable even if he was not found guilty for the reason for the warrant?

If he was sentenced on the gun and drug possession charges, then he either pled guilty to those offenses or was found guilty at trial, a pretty...

Could we file jointly and her still be able to obtain the grant?

This is not really a legal question, but more of an accounting issue and financial aid question.

It's a jailable offense, and although jail is unlikely, you do not want this conviction on your record. US Magistrates Court can be a zoo on...