Im 18 and my girlfriend is 16, we live in ohio, can we have sex legally?

Attorney Brown is not from Ohio and it appears that she did not research her answer. ORC 2907.04 provides that a person who is eighteen years old...

The hospital denied seeing my son because he didnt have inssurance is this legal?

Hospitals that accept Medicare funding are required to stabilize patients who present to an emergency room with a medical emergency. What they...

I only paid half my rent in May and my landlord says he is going to evict me. In the meantime my lease ends June 7th and he says

No. Regardless of the circumstances, an Ohio landlord must go through the courts to remove a holdover tenant. If your landlord engages in...

I am not licensed to practice law in the State of New York. The answer that follows is based upon general common law principles and may not apply...

I filed chapter 7 in 2003, due to divorce I need to file again. can i?

You must wait 8 years from the original filing date if you hope to obtain a discharge.

Tenant hasn't paid rent in 2 months. Tenant complained of animal in wall (via email, no written notice) in Nov. 2010, when late

Even if there IS an animal in the wall or attic, the tenant's available legal remedies do not include withholding of rent. If they feel there is a...

If I sign over my parental rights to someone willing to adopt my son - do i still pay child support in Ohio?

Once your parental rights have been terminated and the adoption finalized, your ongoing support obligation will end. However, if you have arrears,...

Divorce lawyers offering free consultation in NC?

If you use the "Find a Lawyer" function on this site, you can search by type of law and city and/or state. Along the left hand side of the screen,...

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What options are there for a biological dad in a step parent adoption?

Most involuntary terminations of parental rights in the context of stepparent adoption involve either non-support or non-contact. As a parent,...

Today my employer emailed me demanding i write a letter of resignation, i responded that i was not quiting

I'm not sure what your question is. Employment in Ohio is "at will," meaning that unless you have a contract with your employer (and most...