I got a payday loan and failed to pay it back can they sue and have me put in jail?

We haven't had debtors' prisons in the United States for more than a century, and Ms. Trevino is right -- someone who's threatening a criminal...

I got a letter from the bank that reposed my car, they say they are sueing me for value owed, can they do this?

The answer depends on the specific terms of the note you signed in which you promised to repay the money you borrowed to buy the car. Some...

Client requesting to see books

With due respect, I don't entirely agree with Ms. Trevino. The starting place to answer your question would be the contract between you and your...

Must I go to court to change driver's license to hypenated name which I have been using ever since I was married 23 years ago?.

What exactly do you mean when you write that "I see clearly that the law does not support this"? What law are you referencing? A case? A...

I was wrongfully terminated and lied on?

In Texas, most employment relationships are "at will." This means that either the employer or the employee is free to terminate the relationship...

Can I be sued for asking a co-worker if it was true that someone got laid off because of drug use?

With due respect to Mr. Baez, I'm not quite sure it's that simple. Someone who deliberately "re-publishes" a defamatory statement can incur the...

Is there a limit to the amount of money that the mgmt. can increase my apt. rent right after my lease ends & I go mo. to mo.?

Unless you had an option or some other contractual provision that would restrict the landlord's (or management company's) freedom of action, then...

You're drawing a series of conclusions that would require official court findings of fact and the application of legal judgment to support. I mean...

If a fence is put inside a property line, does that owner have the right to control the land in their neighbor's fenced backyard

I'm not sure what you mean by "harassing," or how your neighbor is trying to control the land on your side of the fence. Obviously, though,...

Can LLc contracts be part of sole owners income to calculate child support in texas.

Family court judges have one overriding concern: The best interests of the children before them. Toward that end, they have enormous power to...