What is the meaning to file a pro se petition?

It means the person filed the petition without using a lawyer ("pro se" is Latin for, "on one's own behalf"), and then, before the court ruled on...

Legal for a plaintiff/plaintiff's attorney to offer to ask to have a stetted case dropped if the defendant pays attorney fees?

You will need to provide more facts because your scenario is sorely lacking in sufficient context to really offer any kind of reasoned opinion...

Deprived defendant! Because the state did not believe a witness recanted statement on sworn affidavit.

If the prosecution was aware of the recantation, and if you can prove that they knew about it (i.e., they admit the fact or there is some other...

Received notice to vacate, do I have to leave?

They would need a judgment of possession, issued by a judge, after service on you of a motion or complaint for possession of the premises. You...

The trust, assuming your mother is the sole grantor of the trust with power to revoke it, will become nonrevocable upon her death. trust assets do...

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Assigned commercial tenant wants more reduction in rent and threatens bankruptcy if they don't get it.

If you agree to modify the rent with the current tenant, you may also relieve the original tenant from having to pay more than the new modified...

I need my live in boyfriend to move out. I am afraid of him also. The house is mine. He does not have a rental contract.

Consult privately with a lawyer first about whether you qualify for an order for protection from domestic violence. Have you spoken to him about...

What defenses are available for a collections matter filed in the wrong County at the end of the Statute of Limitations?

The SOL will be no defense under your fact scenario. Every district and circuit court in Maryland has personal jurisdiction to hear a case against...

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The only way this question makes sense is if the family member you wish to evict is (1) not your spouse or the spouse of anyone on the title to the...

Should I get an attorney when I plan to file for divorce?

If you had no kids and no retirement issue, then I'd say you might get away with doing this without a lawyer, but those two issues involve a lot...