Is it okay to have an online attorney prepare the dissolution of marriage forms and file them myself?

Sure, it's OK if you don't care about the result. Legal services appropriate for dissolution of marriage involve much more than filling out forms,...

I want to find out if my boyfriend is the father of another woman's son. I've only been able to confirm the mother's name.

Unless his paternity has been established legally, this information may not be accessible. It sounds like a candid conversation with the boyfriend...

My partner and I were recently married in the state of New York (same sex marriage). We reside in California.

The law in this area has developed rapidly in some ways, but implementation takes longer than some would hope. This particular issue is rendered...

I'm disabled (SSA) and am now a beneficiary of a trust. Will the trust distributions cause me to loose my MediCare benefits?

Social Security and Medicare are insurance programs, for which you paid premiums through payroll taxes. Entitlement to those benefits is not...

Social Security is an insurance program, for which workers pay premiums through payroll taxes. Those insurance benefits are not in any way...

Yes, a power of attorney expires upon the death of the principal. Any claim the decedent had at death becomes an asset of his/her estate, which...

Anyone know a family law attorney that will take monthly payments? Need immediate help!

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SHOULD I GET A DIFFERENT LAWYER FOR MY DISABILITY CASE ?

Although you suffer from a variety of conditions that can affect ability to work, it is impossible to know whether there will be any merit in...

What is consequence of action if one party responded after the motion time allowed? Thanks

You have not provided enough information about the nature of the motion and other important factors. If the time deadline was jurisdictional, the...

Can they take my new car?

A creditor would take an encumbered vehicle subject to an existing lien, so unless there is a great deal of equity in it, no judgment creditor will...