My mother has a settlement check from a car accident. she is now on her deathbed.

If your mother is still mentally competent, she can make any gift she wants to anyone, subject to gift taxes. The fact that she has given a power...

There are many things that must be discussed to answer this question. There are three types of Burglary, Class A felony, Class B felony, and Class...

If you make statements of your opinion that a person is a liar or a stalker, and there are no facts to support those conclusions, you run the risk...

There is a new law that allows for expungement of convictions. This law might help, but you would not be eligible to use it until 8 years after you...

This is a common occurrence in Indiana. The criminal history records that are kept by the Indiana State Police are based on the charge that was...

How long do you have to appeal a superior court sentence?

According to the New Jersey RULES GOVERNING PRACTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT AND APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE SUPERIOR Rule 2.4-1, available at...

Is this misdemeanor still on her record?

Indiana law defines who may get access to juvenile court records. Please go to Ind. Code 31-39-2, which is available at...

How to get a disorderly conduct charge dropped?

I would never recommend a person defend against criminal charges without a lawyer. There are just too many technicalities and subtleties that...

Does a judge have to grant a persons motion for mediation before the other party can be forced into mediation unwillingly?

Mr. Haupt's answer is a good answer. I just want to add that going to mediation does not require you to agree to any result, but merely to...

Do criminal attorneys really think their client is innocent or get their client off through technicalities?

It is important to know that it is not really important to the outcome of the case to know what the lawyer believes. What is important is whether...