What are my options dealing with a debt collector attempting to collect a re-age debt?

I recommend you have an attorney notify the collection agency that the debt is unenforceable and that the SoL has run. Further attempts to collect...

If there is no will, and your mother dies your only option is probate? What if there are no funds to file?

Probate is a process whereby the court transfers ownership of assets from the deceased to the "beneficiaries". Lacking a will, the California...

Which takes precedent: A divorce judgment or a living trust created 8 years later?

So much for the word "irrevocable". The "estate" may be liable for the deceased spouse's breach of the divorce settlement. If the "estate"...

Is it legal for me to have a job, but not be on schedule for the past two weeks?

Your employer might be trying to tell you something. Start looking for another job. Have you asked your employer why you are not getting hours...

My domestic partner and I have broken up and she now lives in another state. The electric bill is in her name.

If you are going to continue to live there, you can agree to pay the current and future electric bills. I would tell the utility that you are not...

Pay off debt will it get removed from my credit report

Most likely the credit report will be changed from a Charge off to a Paid Charge off. Both are considered negative items. As part of the...

I admitted I owe part of a debt, does this reset the SOL in CA?

Maybe. Statute of Limitations is usually measured from the date of default, but in your case, it appears you may have entered into a new contract...

We own 2 homes , one by ourselves (husband and wife) and one with my son & his wife. Th

If you let the jointly owned house go back to the lender, all 4 of you will suffer from a foreclosure on your credit reports. Generally, if the...

The starting point is to understand the so-called "Rule of 35". Generally, to prevent discovery abuses, a litigant is limited to 35 discovery...

The starting point is to understand the so-called "Rule of 35". Generally, to prevent discovery abuses, a litigant is limited to 35 discovery...