Here is the bad news: when the parents of a child are not married, the father is a legal stranger to the child, the mother has by default sole...

What is a "cohabitation form?" If the concern is a "cohabitation agreement," one must ask what is the purpose? Typically a cohabitation agreement...

A common-law spouse may own an interest in property titled in the other, and may be entitled to Social Security benefits as a surviving...

The situation described here may be addressed in the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) at §809(b). The text of this federal law...

Establishing any claim to an estate under the facts disclosed will be difficult and perhaps too late. Proving heirship will depend on the quality...

What one "gets out" of a divorce is not the simple answer contemplated here. Under Idaho law the community property is subject to equitable...

First of all, this is not an "ethics and professional responsibility" question as tagged, but it is an important hypothetical question about jury...

My condolences for your loss, and sympathy for having to navigate the legal system under these circumstances. What is happening here is not...

You have reached a public Q&A forum that provides general information about the law and legal procedure with a question specific to documents. ...

My condolences for your loss, and sympathy for having to navigate the legal system under these circumstances. The rights here depend entirely on...