Does unemployed, custodial parent have rights to receive TAX benefits for children?

You seem to think that if ex left town, that the divorce decree is meaningless. Not a good approach. If you are unemployed, and have no income,...

If I work in a foreign country for a foreign company, am I liable for state income taxes?

Its a question of residency. If you are a state resident who derives income from a foreign country for a short period (say 3 months), then you are...

Can a former employer withhold 401K

You stated this a little strangely. 401k should be a trusteed qualified plan. It should be rolled over to another trusteed qualified plan. Don't...

Discrimination Settlement

You said "will settle". As part of the negotiation, there should have been (and maybe should be) a choice of $X to be paid with no physical damage...

California Tax Law for Gambling Income from Overseas

Couple of aspects on this: 1. California can take the position that gambling is illegal because the gambling took place in CA. If this is the...

Can I go after his Federal and State taxes?

You said "ex husband" and I assume this means that he is just an ordinary citizen and "his taxes". You can't just walk up to the IRS (assuming he...

I disagree about removing a label to get you off the hook in a pure sense. If the object is repackaged it can go into one of two directions. Its...

I received a drunk in public and my court date is upcoming. What can happen?

All the attorneys here gave really good advice. In addition, if you don't read the papers, Long Beach had a recent case of an extremely...

What do I say in court?

Gather your financial papers to show that you are indigent. Call the Legal Aid in your area for guidelines on having them represent you and be...

I would like to compile a book of stories submitted to me by people about a certain subject. Are they entitled to compensation?

They have rights in their stories. You can have them execute a waiver, or have them execute a license to you for the whole project, or have them...