Contract Law

Your contract will control your obligations. Is there a clause in the contract requiring you to allow the contractor to cure defects? Even so, I...

Do I need a divorce lawyer?

You definitely should consult a lawyer. All of your outstanding issues, including custody, child support and disposition of marital assets should...

Can a bank make someone pay a house payment if the house is not legally their house yet?

Any inheritance by you would be subject to outstanding liens -- i.e. if there's a mortgage on the house, it needs to be paid. You don't get the...

File contempt of a consent order?

If your husband is not complying with the consent order instituted in the case, you do have grounds to file a petition for contempt. Courts do...

You've got an uphill battle -- as the rights of biological parents would trump any claim you have to custody. "Exceptional circumstances" are...

Need some advice about breach of oral contract in business.

I agree with counsel. The question is going to be whether, during your negotiations, the parties didn't intend to be bound until a final written...

I bought a home in 2007 and the community and county said we r not allowed to live there anymore. I own the land and pay taxes.

You don't convey enough facts for us to determine what is going on. You're going to need to sit down with an attorney and go through all your...

In Maryland after your home is reverted back to lender in foreclosure sale, how long can you stay in your home?

There's no easy answer to this. If you lost the home in foreclosure and a sale has already occurred, then frankly speaking, there's not much you...

What is the time limit for suing a business? I live in Maryland but the business was in Pennsylvania.

Jurisdiction will be based upon where the contract is formed; Maryland or Pennsylvania? Even so, in addition to what my colleagues said -- getting...

In Maryland do u have to file for shared physical custody or do the 128 overnight stays automatically grant the custody?

There's no automatic grant of custody based on the number overnight stays -- a legal determination of custody is based upon the "best interest of...