Bankruptcy

The new bankruptcy law creates a "means test" which determines whether you make enough money to pay back at least some of your debt. If you earn...

I was involved in a car accident the other person had a wrist injury and had surgery, she is getting therapy and her insurance

Florida uses the "dangerous instrumentalities Act." Automobiles are "dangerous instrumentalities". Anyone who owns an automobile is liable for...

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Decedent's tax bill

Without over complicating the matter, the answer is NO. Only the estate of a deceased has to pay the bills of the deceased, not heirs and you...

I opened another business inside a gym business I opened with a partner.

Yes, you need something in writing. Absolutely. You have opened a concession in the gym. You need a contract between the gym corporation or...

Name change of my son

No. You have to go to court for a name change. I don't know what New York statutes say about name changes but its there in the statutes. You...

Does a contract start the day it is signed or on a date stated the agreement to begin

Everything in the law is complicated and you really have to provide more facts. But generally the answer is that the obligation to abide by your...

Am I entitled to any of my $20,000 retainer back?

Contact the Florida Bar at once. If you don't find a local grievance committee in the phone book, look it up on-line. File a grievance against...

Am I legally liable for letting son sleep with his girlfriend?

Let's see now, you are the parent of a 16 year old and want to know if you are legally liable if you let your 16 year old have intercourse with a...

Shopplifters face being charged twice for the same crime...?...

Civil and criminal matters are two separate types of law. In criminal it is the state or the people or government which has a beef with a person. ...

I have a song licensing agreement that I need to have clarified for me.

You have to take the agreement to an entertainment or copyright lawyer and let him/her read it and interpret it for you. Los Angeles has more of...