US Border Patrol legal authority?

US Customs and Border Protection secures the homeland by preventing the illegal entry of people into the country. I believe the authority for that...

What is the punishment?

Criminal charges depend upon a wide set of variables. Criminal penalities also depend on a whole bunch of factors. There is a reason a lawyer...

If a neighbor's tree falls on our house, who's should pay?

Your insurance will pay for any damage to your home from a tree falling on on a dwelling or building. Now ask them if they will remove the dead...

Can a driver have a right of way in both lanes? Can he not be responsible for his turn signal or changing his mind?

If things are as you described, I agree that the other driver had the right of way. I was taught that a car always has the right of way to continue...

What does a personal representative mean?

A personal representative is one kind of fiduciary – an individual whom another has trusted to manage her property and money. When a person dies, a...

For a 'sister' to 'give' herself what she and her Attorney call 'statutory executor compensation'!

California Probate Code section 10810 sets the statutory compensation that attorneys and executors can charge for the normal services required in a...

Safe movement settlement.

A better settlement will come if you hire a good attorney skilled in negotiating in matter such as this. The insurer for the other driver will...

Too many variables exist to make an educated guess about an answer. The circumstances drive the analysis. Does your daughter attend a public or...

Is legal for credit card companies to verify employment I am behind on my payments

Yes, in a good number of the standard form contracts by big bank credit card companies the lender reserves the right to verify employment of the...

Can Credit card (banks) companies attach wages in IL?

Banks have no obligation to negotiate terms. In these rough times the bankers are tending more and more to go to the judgment route. They will...