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What are the Admissible Evidence/pleadings/documents in Appeals case?

Maria's answer | Answered on March 23, 2015

I can not express what a bad idea it is to handle an appeal pro se. It is a specialty within a profession. Doing it pro se would be like performing...

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How do you find out what is in a family trust?

Maria's answer | Answered on March 23, 2015

Hire a lawyer in the county where the grandmother lived. If there is a will, it should be offered for probate and it should contain clues to point...

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What can I do

Maria's answer | Answered on March 23, 2015

Hire a lawyer and modify the orders to show the 15 year old living with you.

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I have a cousin who's 72 yr old she had dementia she cant make responsible correct decision etc. What documents do I need???

Maria's answer | Answered on March 23, 2015

If she is not competent to execute a power of attorney you'll need to hire a lawyer and apply for guardianship.

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Two years ago my daughter decided that she wanted to live with her dad.

Maria's answer | Answered on March 23, 2015

Hire a lawyer and modify the order again. Because she is over 12, her opinion will count but it is not the whole story - the court will still be...

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Legal rights of an adopted child in Texas

Maria's answer | Answered on March 23, 2015

Assuming your dad was competent when he made his will it will probably stand. He is not required to bequeath anything to anyone, regardless of...

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In family court, if the opposing counsel is a witness in the case, do I ask in docket to call or wait assigned a Judge?

Maria's answer | Answered on March 22, 2015

You need your own lawyer, desperately. It is unlikely a lawyer would allow him or herself to become a fact witness. A person can't be...

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As surviving spouse, do I have to share our small business (my primary livelihood) with the two heirs since there was no will?

Maria's answer | Answered on March 21, 2015

You need to talk with a probate lawyer about how the intestacy statutes work. The people you refer to may or may not be heirs. You probably need to...

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My ex-wife let a vehicle that was in my name get repossessed. How do I fix this?

Maria's answer | Answered on March 20, 2015

Take your decree to a lawyer, preferably the one who represented you in the divorce. Your options depend on what, precisely, your decree says.

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Rights of non-custodial parent

Maria's answer | Answered on March 20, 2015

The rights are set out in the Family Code. But if these are coming up in your life you really should hire a lawyer. There are lots of subtleties,...

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