Is it true that your social security monthly income decreases after you have settled a lawsuit with a large amount of money.

First you said "social security monthly income" and then said "currently on ssi." The rules are very different. Social Security is an insurance...

Is it true that if the hall of records cant find your original deed of trust that the property becomes yours.?

No. Even if the original deed of trust was not recorded, it is the most recent that is the lien on the property.

I'm a retired Police Officer with an Industrial Disability Retirement from California. Can NV sui me for Hospital bills?

Retirement on disability does not protect a person from the entry of judgment against them. Under the limited facts you disclose, however, you...

My father died intestate, do I need a Lawyer?

Nothing in your question could be clearer than your need to consult experienced probate counsel. Your stepmother has provided plenty of clues that...

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The deceased signed a POD with her bank. Does this mean that the funds in her checking account need not go through probate?

As a general rule, bank accounts on which a decedent had established a "pay on death" (POD) designation pass directly to the named recipient upon...

How to get divorce in pa for cheap

Here is a reliable strategy for a low-cost divorce. One party retains counsel to prepare the agreement. It might be called a "marital settlement...

I'm looking for an attorney that has knowledge in the area of contracts and Orange County CA Probation Approved Programs.

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Isn't my sister's conduct as a lawyer considered unethical? Even though she wasn't at a desk or in a courtroom, she lied to us

As an attorney, only the ethics of her behavior in the service of clients is subject to regulation. While family disputes as described here are...

Does an individual have a right under the U.S. constitution to file as a pro-se litigant and does the state courts have the

Litigants have a right to proceed in state courts pro se, but that right is probably not of constitutional dimension. All state courts have rules...

There is no time limit, and very little consistency even with the same ALJ. What seems like a very simple issue and conclusion to you will almost...