Can legal summons be issued over email? Is it legal to enter a contract online ?

Agree with Mr. Rafter regarding summonses to a Virginia Court. Virginia law and federal law govern but an e-mail is unlikely to serve as a...

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A company just stated using my buisness name that I started in 1999

The common law trademark may be enforced but is likely restricted to market used and/or reasonable market expansion. Virginia has its own...

What is the time limit for filing a response to a motion for change of venue in City of Richmond Circuit Court?

The City of Richmond follows a Suggested Practice guidelines which list a response as being due pursuant to Rule of the Supreme Court 4:15(c). ...

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Where do I file for divorce?

Counsel have it. I would add that the person bringing the suit for divorce, for it is in equity by statute, must plead and therefore prove...

Is it illegal to open an account at a credit union with false membership eligibility information?

Most likely yes. You may have engaged in a fraud which is a false statement, upon which you expect another to rely, the other person/entity does...

Can I add witnesses to a postponed court date?

You will need to supplement discovery to name the witnesses, probably answer questions why the witnesses were not disclosed before, and then...

Going through a divorce and my lawyer doesn't seem to be helping me, is it a bad thing if I change lawyers in the middle

You are free to change lawyers at any time really for any reason. You may consider the following: 1) the new lawyer will need to come up to...

"I have a group of people that have created defamtion and invaded my privicy by posting pictures of me and making stories .

Defamation is a one year statute of limitations in Virginia from date of publication, i.e. when the false words, about you, that damage you were...

I did not get paid for baby sitting with a hand written contract signed by both parents.

Personal service contracts require a definite method of calculating how the person offering the services will be paid. Meaning, you must have a...

Can a final circuit order be changed at all- or just appealed to va. court of appeals-( civil)

Rule of the Supreme Court 1:1 allows for a Final Order to be changed while in the "breast pocket" of the Court for 21 days after entry of the...