Can a landlord legally enter home when I'm out of town and then call animal service to pick up my cats?

I am terribly sorry to hear about what has happened to you, but I agree with my colleague that this is more properly a landlord-tenant question. He...

I am so sorry to hear that happened. However, unless the rescue shelters in your area are required to test for FIP and the cat tested positive and...

Yes, they could be held liable and, what's more, they admitted their error. That is at least negligence. I would find a good tort lawyer (not my...

Arizona is a community property state, so pretty much any property acquired during the marriage by either spouse is considered the joint property...

How can my fiancé make a "divorce from bed and board" an official divorce without knowing where his ex is?

I have no idea what "divorce from bed and board" is nor how you could have a child support order and division of property without a divorce decree....

If court ordered parenting time is in effect, must the parent who wishes to move out of state legally change parenting time?

If you truly have sole custody (which I have rarely if ever seen in my years as a family law practitioner) you don't have to get his or the court's...

Can a judge order my children not to call my fiancee "Mommy"?

Yes, a judge can do this, and I am seeing this increasingly often in court orders. My best advice to you is to discourage the children from calling...

Step parent rights

I would start with a petition in juvenile court to sever father's parental rights. It only takes six months of non-involvement (lack of child...

Rule 69 agreement - ex has never paid his court ordered debt

Sadly, creditors don't really care what divorce decrees say, and even if ex was ordered to take on the student loan debt singly, which is the norm,...

Should I agree to help my full time employed wife financially, before we even file for divorce?

It is always good to do things voluntarily without waiting for a court to require you to do so. Offering your soon-to-be-ex-wife some kind of...