If you sister is the personal representative ("executor") and successor trustee, then she has the ability to guide the process. However, she is...

If I am caring for a child, but I am not related to the child do I need to take legal action?

You should file a petition seeking guardianship of the child with your county's Probate Court. In order to really be the child's guardian, you...

Does wording on the petition need to be precise? Is it okay to be termed this way?

The wording is important. If the allegation contained in the petition is wrong or misleading, then you can deny that in your response. I would...

Owi

I agree with the other attorneys who have answered this question. Without knowing all of the specific facts of the case, it is difficult to say...

Will she serve time?

Without knowing all of the facts, it is very difficult to say anything about your sister's case. If the alleged theft occurred after July 1, 2014,...

I am considering legal action against my landlord given the circumstances below, do I have a case or am in the right?

Did you provide the landlord your current address in writing? And, did you pay a security deposit? If the answers to both of those questions are...

My gi freind got arrested for contempt of court she only owes 500 thats her bond she had a warrent for 2 years how long will she

Your question cut-off before it was completed. I assume that you were wanting to know how long she will be held on the warrant. The answer really...

My son has been in prison for 46 months in Oklahoma. He just recently got released but is awaiting extradition back to Indiana

Oklahoma is required to hold him until Indiana arranges for his transportation back to the state in connection with the local charges (unless...

Can I be held reliable for check fraud if I didn't know I was committing it?

Felony charges are very serious. If you have already been chaged, there are certain deadlines and procedures that apply to your case. Your case...

Can you get out of a lease within 24 hours of signing without penalty of losing deposit and first months rent?

It really depends on the wording of the lease. The lease is a contract between the landlord and tenant, and therefore it will control what rights...