I lived with my boyfriend for 4 years and filed taxes with him, are we common law married?

Ms. Gelman is correct--one party deciding on their own that you're common-law married does not make it so, and you do not need to get a divorce to...

Is there any free forms for do-it yourself or pro bono help for expunctions? It is for a MIP of Alcohol in Texas.

Actually, specifically for an MIP, you don't need to get a regular expunction--which is good, because that means you only pay $30 in court costs,...

Am i entitle to my ex husband 401k and retirement plan?

You are entitled to "an equitable division" (whatver the judge decides is a fair split) of the community property you and your husband own....

Can anything be done about a lawyer who lied?

First, let's make sure that the "no plea bargain" part is correct. Assuming that you're talking about a normal criminal case where there hadn't...

What if I found out after 5years my child is not mine? And my ex knew the child was not mine could I sue her and get CS Removed?

I guess the answer to this has to be "Yes, but..." A new Family Code provision just went into effect a couple of months ago that would let you...

Will he have to pay child support and will I have to let her stay the night with him on his days off?

If there's no court order in place, each of you have equal rights to your child--which is probably not what you want. That would mean that either...

My brother is 17 and attends boarding school in Arkansas. He wants to change custody or become emancipated. Help!

This is probably not the answer you want to hear, but basically the answer is going to be that there's probably really not anything either one of...

The case will definitely show up on your record until it is expunged, which would normally take at least three years (so that the statute of...

Do i need a criminal atty

You definitely weren't found guilty at the time you got the deferred adjudication, but you did PLEAD guilty, and they may not see the difference....

Are there any attorneys willing to take a pro bono felony case for a first time offender?

He'll need to go to his first court date and ask the court to appoint him an attorney if he can't afford to ratain an attorney himself. Paying for...