16.5 year old son and visitation with father....there is so much more!!!

As a practical matter, it is almost impossible to make a 16-year old comply with a parent's wishes about placement. You can do all you can to...

Is possession of controlled substance required to be charged with attempted delivery or delivery?

On these bare facts, it looks like proving a case against you would be very difficult. Since there is an email exchange, the prosecutor might be...

Stolen iPhone Located. How do I get the police to act?

It is very hard to force a police agency to take any particular action, in particular when the item at issue is not of very high value. The answer...

When you own a house outright, but because of bad investment decisions you have high credit card debt........

Your creating a trust now, with debts hanging over your head, would look very questionable (read 'fishy') to your creditors or to a Trustee in...

I was served with notice to appear in court for temporary hearing for Divorce. Due to financial difficulty I do not have enough

You certainly can appear in court and ask for a postponement so you can retain a lawyer. However, since hearings on temporary orders usually...

My child was solicitated to perform a sexual act on a man. what kind of defence can a lawer offer to the man that performed this

The usual defenses are (a) that the child is mistaken (for any of many possible reasons); (b) that the defendant did not do it; (c) that the...

People sometimes use the word 'fine' loosely to mean any kind of financial penalty for any kind of offence. In this case the $200 might mean a...

My wife wants a divorce and filed papers it is against my religion

You cannot use a religious prohibition as a defense against a divorce petition in this State. It is irrelevant to the key question--whether the...

If I file for chapter 7 bankruptcy will this affect my home mortgage

Mortgages generally pass through Chapter 7 unaffected--including modified mortgage loans. The reaffirmation question is actually far more...

If you need to declare chapter 7 bankruptcy and you own a townhouse do you have to count what you recieve in rent as income?

Rental income is income and must be disclosed. Since you can also deduct the actual costs of owning and managing the property, the actual addition...