You are eligible for expungement of the police and court records if the court found you not guilty or the prosecutor declined to prosecute. Once...

How does division of property work?

I changed the topic to divorce and separation. Dividing property in a marriage is like dividing assets for a business in which the husband and the...

What is the Statue of limitations?

The statute of limitations on a written contract is five years. If your daughter signed the car note, even if she was one of three, she is legally...

Will a Faxed notarize power of attorney document be accepted in court, if the original document has not been rec’d?

I will assume that the case is filed in General District Court, and you cannot appear for the first hearing. If it is for the first hearing, and a...

I will make certain assumptions before answering: a judgment was entered against you; the apartment complex filed a garnishment on your bank...

I do have an account specifically for DAD and they still garnished...right out of that account. I have no other deposits that go

The garnishment was filed to enforce a judgment entered against you. The outrageous amount may be due to accrued interest. If you did not know...

Reckless driving is a class one misdemeanor. The maximum penalty is one year in jail a fine of 2500.00, either or both, and six months loss of...

I changed the practice area to criminal defense. It is certainly possible to go to jail for some period of time, even if only a few days, upon...

If a cop puts that I got arrested on a ticket and I didn't get arrested can I get it dismissed in court?

You were given the ticket. The officer let you go because the offense was an infraction (penalty is only a fine; jail not a possibility). If you...

If you had to do something to earn the dismissal, such as community service, Virginia law assumes that you did those acts because you would have...