Spousal Debt

A creditor cannot determine which money in a joint account belongs to: the debtor or to the other joint account holder. Since money is fungible,...

Are further damages caused by a tenant I already sued in the past unable to be litigated due to the doctrine of res judicata?

A tenant is required to pay all rent due under the lease. If you chose to only sue for back rent, and not prospective rent, you cannot now sue for...

Can you file a notice of motion without supporting papers? Are you supposed to file all documents and serve those documents to

You are not required to file any papers in support of a motion. All you need to file and serve is a Notice of Motion. However, the court is also...

If I was given a chance by judge to make "first amended complaint"after Demurrer hearing, can I then add new defendants to it??

As far as I know, you can do anything you want in the amended complaint, subject to the limitations in the court's order.

Yes, the press release would be a party admission if you could lay a proper foundation for the actual document. The WSJ article would be much more...

If someone gives you genital herpes and they are retired, can you collect from their retirement and or pension plan?

Retirement and pension plans are generally exempt from judgment execution. However, once the person receives the payment and it goes into their...

Our landlord told us that we have to keep our power and water on for 3 business days after we turn in our keys, is this legal?

If it is in the lease or local landlord tenant law, then yes. Otherwise, unless you otherwise agreed to do it, then no.

Ask the bank.

Can a lawyer help me?

A Writ or other document has been served on the bank in order to freeze your account. Get a copy of this document and take it to a local...

Bank account and LLC from outside US

A bank account is not required to form a corporation. However, to receive or spend money, you will need a corporate bank account. Some banks will...