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What if i am insured defendant in a motor vehicle accident subrogation case and do not appear in court. What are consequences?
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Answered on April 28, 2017
Your insurance policy obligates you to cooperate and participate. If you fail to and if prejudices your case then you can be denied coverage and...
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What happens if you cannot afford someone to defend you in court
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Answered on April 28, 2017
If your charged with a crime that is punishable by jail time then you can ask the court to appoint an attorney for you.
If it's a civil case...
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How can I lessen garnishment amount or stop it completely?
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Answered on April 28, 2017
If you were never served with the lawsuit and they used an old address you did not live at then a motion to quash service and to vacate the...
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Do we need a lawyer to find out who is my father's beneficiary?
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Answered on April 24, 2017
Talk with a probate attorney. They should be able to help.
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Can a lawsuit be refiled in Illinois after being dismissed because the attorney did not make an appearances?
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Answered on July 21, 2016
You need to retain a new lawyer immediately. If the case has been dismissed for want of prosecution it can likely be refiled, but you're limited...
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Can I challenge a default judgment based on how short the time was from alleged service to judgement?
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Answered on May 02, 2016
Assuming the judge did not give special permission to allow this type of service (which is unlikely), serving a co-worker at work is not proper...
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Real Estate lien
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Answered on December 22, 2015
Unless you own your apartment they can't place a lien against it.
You do not get a lien simply by obtaining a judgment, there are extra steps...
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My brand new car 2016 was in a car accident ...can I file diminished value?
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Answered on December 01, 2015
Illinois law allows you to receive the lesser of the following: "the reasonable expense of necessary repair of the property plus the difference...
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Diminution of value
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Answered on December 01, 2015
I have to respectfully disagree with some of my colleagues on the answer to this question at least in part - but the answer is also not simple...
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Can someone tell me how to serve a motion to the defendant represented by an attorney? plaintiff is pro-se.
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Answered on November 24, 2015
With all the difficulty you have had it sounds like you are in over your head. Many judges don't have patients for pro se litigants, especially...