How to serve court docs to fake lawyer in CA?

Practical advice. Hire a nationwide process server. They generally can do the service but also skiptracing the Defendant if they evade service. ...

How long can a dog be left at your house before it becomes abandoned?

I agree with my colleague. The law with pets is generally unsatisfying. Animals are treated the same as an IKEA coffee table, which you can beat...

Can I change my DBA to an LLC to avoid personal liability in a lawsuit?

Your liability accrued before any corporate formation, and the corporate protection against liability will not apply. Think of it this way, if you...

Generally, anything submitted to the court pretrial has to be attached to some sort of motion. It is only at trial where the judge and/or jury...

Of course candor--honesty to the Court--is absolutely required. Your attorney knows this or she wouldn't have consulted her own ethics counsel. ...

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I was married to a Italian who stole property from me during our marriage. After they attach me through The Hague convention?

The Hague convention, in US litigation, is usually used to set the rules for service. It is procedural and not substantive. In layman's terms,...

How many times can an attorney use the automatic 30day extension of time to file a demurrer due to inability to meet and confer?

I will echo my colleague, CCP 430.41 is the statute than can provide an automatic 30 day extension to respond, even over the objection of the...

I just completed a civil trial. I was being sued for breach of contract where the plaintiff was suing me for damages.

In the abstract, if you can't prove damages, you can't collect damages. That said, the proof required o establish damages, in a good number of...

Options to respond to DVRO approved for half a year?

I'd just wait out the six months until the order expires, and save my effort and funds for better fights. In restraining order proceedings, the...

Family Law - Subpoena (Notice to Consumer & Employee Objection) - SUBP-010

I agree with my colleague. A subpoena is to a third party is her first interaction with the Court, and it needs to be personally served so that...