Discovery Cutoff vs Responding to Request for Production within 30 days.

It depends on how the discovery was served. If you were served by mail, by law you have an additional 5 calendar days from the date of service in...

If I allow a family member 2 reside in a home I own for 3 years without any written agreement, do I have a contract?

Contact a landlord-tenant attorney in your area to evict your daughter-in-law. The law will probably assume that you had a month-to-month tenancy...

JDB Lawsuit settled with Stipulation - Any Possibility of it being reversed/case being reopened?

It sounds like the attorney or creditor is asleep at the wheel. Don't just stop making payments, though, since a judgment could be entered against...

Federal law requires the insurance company to send the 1099 to the attorney for the full amount of the settlement. The settlement check is...

What are the statue of limitations for a breach of oral contract in California?

You must file suit within two years from the date of breach of an oral contract. Due to the complexity of issues in your case, you need to consult...

Live out of state and hired property mgr but tenant won't pay prop mgr unless there's new contract in CA

If the tenant refuses to pay rent, your property manager should serve her with a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit. That should get her attention....

Will a Durable Power of Attorney allow me to access my parents accounts if needed?

If your parents' checking account is titled in their living trust, then you will need to be appointed as a third trustee in order to be able to...

Usually a defendant has 20 days to file an answer after a demurrer is sustained. Check the court's order to see if the court provided for less or...

I am a painting contractor is Los Angeles. I finished a project 3 days early and client doesn't want to pay. Is this possible?

It sounds like the owner is using a flimsy pretext to avoid paying you the full amount that he agreed to. The contract is binding on him, you've...

Foreclosure of a mechanic's lien is only one remedy a contractor has to be paid for works of improvement. Within 4 years from the alleged...