I would like to know if I am still married to a American woman that I married in Independence Missouri and left me in 2009.

The saying is that only a person wearing a black robe-- either a judge or the Grim Reaper-- can terminate a marriage. In order for your wife to...

Both the owners of the servient estate (the property over which the easement runs) and the dominant estate (the property benefited by the easement)...

How do I remove my sister's name from a deed and file it with land records?

The right of survivorship means that you needn't file anything in the land records. By operation of law, when your sister passed away, her entire...

What is the penalty for ATTEMPT BY DRIVER TO ELUDE UNIFORMED POLICE BY MEANS OTHER THAN FAIL TO STOP AND FLEEING ON FOOT in md.?

The elements of the crime are defined in Transportation Code 21-904. The maximum penalties are codified in Transportation Code 27-101(p), which...

Real Estate Attorney for 2nd mortgage with no correspondence for 5 years.

Generally, the statute of limitations applicable to contract disputes is three (3) years. D.C. Code 12-301(6)-(7). However, when the contract is...

Is a party required to respond to a Motion to dismiss after filing an amended complaint in response to that Motion.

The filing of an amended complaint entirely supercedes and replaces the initial complaint. Gonzales v. Boas, 162 Md.App. 344 (2005). The initial...

You are misconstruing the constitutional standards. An officer need only have "reasonable suspicion" based on "specific and articulable facts" to...

Can you petition to pay a fine outside of court if the option is not given to you?

When a citation carries the potential for incarceration, you may not simply "pay." You must appear in court, where you will have the opportunity...

Divorce subpoena. Do I have to sign a "Cert of Business Records" along with documents if no docs were business related?

You are not required to sign the certificate-- it was provided to allow you to produce the documents without having to appear to testify to...

There is a 90 day "preference period" where the trustee can look back and attempt to unwind transactions to benefit the estate. The "gifting" of...