The police officer has the discretion to cite you or give you a warning. The amount of prior offenses may be a consideration.

Do I have to petition the Omaha court to get permission to move out of Iowa?

Unless your decree forbids you from moving, you should be able to move. You would need to modify the custody order because visitation will be more...

I am 17 and I would like to know if it would be possible for me to be emancipated in the state of Iowa?

I’ll just say that if you’re now completing your senior year, it’s almost impossible for you to be emancipated before your eighteenth birthday....

Simple question on a joint bank account, held by my dad and his girlfriend. Upon the death of my father, the account was listed

If it was a joint bank account with the right of survivorship, then ownership would have passed to her the moment he died.

Will a judge rule only on the "attorney for the children" report ? How much weight does that have is no other evidence?

Only a lawyer who has checked into the facts of the case could hope to explain how much weight a judge might place on the report. You ought to hire...

Can a POA make a decision on wether the principle can engage in sexual intercourse?

It is definitely possible that he lacks the capacity to consent to sex, and a power of attorney can grant that power to an agent. Meet with a...

Just happened to find out from a friend there is a misdemeanor warrant on me.

Your best option is to hire a qualified criminal defense attorney, and have that check into it. The attorney can then advise you of your options.

If I have 8 counts of 5th degree theft can I use my deferred judgment?

It’s extremely unlikely that a judge would agree to this arrangement.

Can I transfer money from my personal savings periodically into my business checking without piercing corporate veil?

Your LLC in this scenario was arguably under capitalized at startup, and this is a bigger issue in the veil piercing analysis.

Iowa City and the city, not county, attorneys take those PAULA tickets very seriously. Many, possibly most, city attorneys are not willing to give...