Is an attorney obligated to keep your personal information confidential? This would include if the attorney later files a

An attorney is obligated to maintain the confidences of his client. However, there are circumstances where an attorney's obligation is abrogated...

If a person has Parkinson's and cannot communicate, signs a trust amendment with wife and Nortary/Attorney as witness legal?

Similar scenarios are all too frequent and generally legal and binding. Does the trust agreement, as amended, contain a no contest clause? Was...

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Slowing Down a Federal Case

The problem I see with your situation and question is that you must disclose this circumstance in the offering, not just to your "partners." If...

I need to file an opposition to a temporary order, but I can't find the ex to serve her. Can I still file the opposition?

Opposition is typically served by mail to the address listed in the upper left hand corner of the first page of the pleadings. Your opposition must...

Is it true that I have to pay the legal cost for the medical insurance company after I lost a case when I sued them?

If your attorney advise you of this fact, I would believe your attorney. The judgment is one for costs in the case you lost. Medical...

Doesn't an executor have to give an accounting when benificiary asks in writting? How long can her lawyer stale for?

"Doesn't an executor have to give an accounting when beneficiary asks in writing?" No. Generally, there is only one accounting of an estate...

House insurance claim

I agree with Mr. Pedersen. There is nothing fraudulent in the facts you mention, except perhaps your written request that one company not forward...

It would be a bad idea to attempt to have the judge recuse himself after proceedings have commenced on your case based upon the facts and for the...

The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, based on discovery abuse, on 12/12/12, for which i received on the 14th.

Your response is due 9 court days before the hearing or on or before December 27, 2012 if the hearing is January 10, 2013. You have time to prepare...

My 2 brothers and myself are co-trustees of my Father's trust made in Torrance, CA.

I agree you need probate counsel in Los Angeles to file an appropriate petition. I am concerned, also, about the assets "not in the trust." Did...