My brother died recently and had been in a nursing home the last year. But he had 2 retirement CDs with me listed as beneficiary

I agree with Ruth. You are not obligated legally, but this money is a gift to you. No skin off of your nose to pay the little money still owing....

Hello, my question is this: can my husband order me out of our house? We have not been getting on well and today he left a note

no he cannot -without a court order. However , I would be cautious in that he could seek, and obtain, a restraining order or order of protection,...

Non-parental custody and Continuing Education costs responsibility

You don't have a legal obligation to financially support her through college. If you had adopted her you may be responsible for post secondary...

Who decides competency for a marriage license? Is it the state auditor, or is it the superior court judge?

Any attorney is going to need a lot more information to answer this question. What are the facts surrounding your question? Why are you asking? ...

What should I do if non-custodial parent no longer lives in the state I am supposed to send my daughter to for visitation?

Best thing would be to hire an experienced attorney. If you absolutely cannot do that then contact WA State child support enforcement so that...

Can I use this as evidence?

The "paper" is most likely admissible, but frankly under the facts described above that is not going to be the court's largest concern. You may...

What can I do to get my dogs back from my ex who is abusing them?

Call Lewis County Animal control to report the abuse/neglect and if at all able try to get an agreement with your ex to take the dogs. If that...

If there is an open dependency then both parents should have either private or court appointed attorneys. This is something that needs to be...

Will the judge deem me unfit?

I am a straight shooter. Without knowing the actual evidence in this case, and just based on what you have said above - I think any judge would...

Mother not picking up child at appropriate time

Make sure you are documenting when she is late. If consistent and more than 3-4 times you can ask for a minor modification of pp to take that time...