You are entitled to half of the community property. That's it. Community property is money or property that is brought into the marriage while...

We have a Mediterranean restaurant and the least contract is done and now we are paying month by month

Unfortunately if your lease is up, you have no rights to stay there. So yes, he can kick you out. If you want to be able to sell your...

I want to file for divorce from my husband. I'm in Illinois visiting family and he's in California.

In general to file for divorce you have to be a resident of the place where you file. If you are only temporarily in Illinois, you will need to...

If i signed a retainer and i feel like i was forced into signing it. what s the bset way to cut ties with the firm

You have the right to fire your attorney at any time, for any reason (or no reason). You can just write them a letter (and also send it as an...

Landlord might be trying to evict me even though I've paid my rent?

Your landlord can't (by law) retroactively increase your rent. In fact, unless the landlord gave you at least 30 days notice of a specific rent...

I can before marriage with a person put a fine, for example, $ 50,000 in case of divorce or in case the person leaves the house?

Do you mean a lien? If you own property before you get married, that property remains your separate property unless you do something that is...

Can I repossess my rental property that was taken by the private money lender (2nd Deed of Trust)

Your narrative is a bit confusing. It sounds like you had both a first and second mortgage, you defaulted on the first and the holder of the...

Nickelodeon/ Cast & Crew don't pay me for almost a year. I need a lawyer If you can help me, please leave a comment.

You can look up employment lawyers on avvo. Or you can get a free initial consultation with a lawyer by calling your county's Bar Association...

If my property is in a family trust, and I want to file a small claim related to the property, am I limited to $5,000?

Why would you need to sue as trustee? Your trust owns the house now, but apparently you were the buyer, not the trust. You personally took the...

There is no legal bar to someone being a successor trustee of a trust just because he filed bankruptcy. However a trustee is required by law to...