What kind of charges and penalties may I face when charged with foraging and cashing checks from a in-laws bank account?
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Answered on June 29, 2013
You are facing very serious potential felony charges and should engage a lawyer. A plea bargain made by this office in a similar case did obtain a...
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Can you sue the police department for searching your house without evidence that a crime continuously occurs?
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Answered on June 29, 2013
What, exactly, are you claiming? Is there a criminal prosecution of one or more of the residents? Do one or more of them need counsel to defend...
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How do I handle a creditor calling me three years after discharge received for Chapter 7? I live in Maryland.
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Answered on June 28, 2013
Unless the HELOC lien was avoided or stripped in your Ch. 7, it remains a lien on the property and only your personal liability for a deficiency...
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Can a False Statement felony be removed from your record?
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Answered on June 27, 2013
Felony convictions may not be expunged. You must apply for a pardon.
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When to file appeal and when to ask court to reconsider decision How do you know when to do either action?
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Answered on June 27, 2013
"Pro se" is latin for "running through a minefield with eyes closed." The judge has ruled, and so there will be no hearing. If the ruling came...
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Plea Bargaining or Trial
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Answered on June 25, 2013
This is a common question. You must weight the risk. Our philosophy is that negotiation is never a sign of weakness, and that it is always helpful...
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Can my grandmother transfer the executor of her mother's will authority to me (her grandson) to help sell the estate?
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Answered on June 25, 2013
There is a court process for substitution of the Personal Representative. Alternately, the Personal Representative can hire professionals, such as...
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What should I do about this? How do I handle this?
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Answered on June 24, 2013
The receipts given to you should match the payments made to the cashier.
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In Maryland, doesn't an interested person have 20 days to file a caveat to a will after being properly notified by executor?
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Answered on June 22, 2013
The deadline to caveat the Will runs from date of appointment, which you did not share in the question. Assuming your account passes inspection by...
Must seller list flood zone in backyard as a latent defect if they signed disclaimer?
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Answered on June 22, 2013
The analysis starts with your contract, which has inspection contingencies, and disclaimers. It may also make reference to things already in the...