What can be done about false legal advice?

"Can something be done" Consult with another attorney or two until you find one in which you feel comfortable placing your confidence. Look for...

Can a person still get social security disability without having enough work credits?

This is the very unfortunate consequence of failing to treat family members as employees in a family business. Social Security does not make...

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Mr. Lambert is entirely correct. I would add that care should be taken to avoid commingling the Social Security benefits with funds from other...

What are the odds someone could get a lawyer for $50 just to help prepare a defense (but not appear in court on my behalf)?

Maybe that would buy a short session with a beginner, but criminal defense is one area where quality does often correspond to price paid.

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Can the custodial parent request SSI benefits from non-custodial parent's SSI benefits for the minor child?

If you are correct that the non-custodial parent is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and not Social Security disability (SSDI) (often...

Can a pro se litigant have his researcher with him during divorce proceedings or at trial?

Yes, anyone can be in the courtroom for any divorce proceedings that are not closed. Court proceedings in our legal system, except in rare...

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Social services is trying to make me sign a consent form so my mother will have my son. Are they taking my parental rights?

Reading the papers would be your best strategy. Next, you could address any remaining questions to the social worker. As a general rule...

Is a physician who writes an affidavit to a court from which that court makes a decision considered an "officer of the court"?

No, a doctor would be considered an "expert witness" so long as his statements were within his area of expertise.

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Do I object to a motion just filed that requests to renew an order of support awarded in 1990 and under what basis I object?

In Idaho judgments expire in five years unless renewed. It appears from your description that it is child support arrearages (and not current...

Does the law state you have to pay for a birthing bill at a hospital if one biological parent isn't working?

Mr. Brinkmeier is not entirely correct. First of all, when parental rights are terminated, there is no future child support obligation. In Idaho,...