Can the IRS garnish your wages?

The IRS has the full power to seize your assets for past due amounts. This includes garnishing wages, levying on bank accounts, and taking your...

Someone in our townnhouse complex is suing for something that happened in 2002 in her unit. Does statute of limitations apply?

The statute of limitations depends on the nature of her claim. It can be 10 years maximum for "latent" defects in construction. The 10 years...

I am a resident of CA and own a home in GA. I hired a contractor in GA to do some work on the home with a verbal agreement.

You will have to go to Georgia to sue. Even if you won a judgment in CA you would have to go to GA and turn the CA judgment into a GA judgment in...

We changed the floor on our addition the contractor said the cost difference would be a "wash", now he wants more money.

I think he would lose the dispute. Change orders should be in writing, for precisely this reason. The fact that other change orders were verbal...

As the commercial building is not a homestead the section is irrelevant. Delete it before you sign. If landlord insists it remain, ask why.

My parents just updated their will and along with the will, my mother put my sister incharge of my dads' medical decisions.

Power of attorney can be revoked quickly and cheaply. The lawyer who drafted the initial power of attorney can draft the revocation or draft a new...

What do I do if an officer and judge make up a law that's not found in the Oregon vehicle code book and convict me of it?

Sounds like you have a great appeal. Weigh your time and cost of appeal versus the fine and the possible future tickets.

Change of custody within 2 year time frame - is it possible?

A change in circumstances is grounds for a change in custody. However, if your actions are responsible for the behavioral changes, it might...

What do you think my punishment for drug possesion in this situation will be and is it worth contacting a real life laywer?

Hire a criminal attorney where the court is located. The pill is a minor issue. The failure to appear is much more important. No statute of...

Bad situation at my child's father's house enough to not allow visitation?

This is something you and he should work out, the same way you have worked it out so far. If the two of you cannot agree and you feel your son is...