Can I fill in a domestic partnership with my girlfriend (US citizen) if I don't live in the US yet?

In California, domestic partnership is available only to same sex couples or to opposite sex couples in which at least one partner is at least 62...

How do partnership names work?

To start, I will note that a general partnership is risky, because (a) each partner has unlimited personal liability, and (b) any partner can bind...

I sent my landlord my rent check for March, and they cashed it on February 28th. It was NSF. Can they do that?

Yes, your landlord is entitled to deposit or cash a check as soon as it arrives. Your responsibility is to ensure that there are sufficient...

What is the maximum deposit In CA for contract to order expensive mechanical equipment a generator that the rep installs?

To the best of my knowledge, there is no law that governs the amount of the deposit that a dealer can require on a commercial equipment purchase,...

Landlord refused to pay for water damage in home?

Your child caused the damage, thus it is appropriate that you pay to have the damage fixed. You have no right to reduce you rent payments...

What do I need to do to change from a two-partner LLC to a single partner/sole proprietor LLC?

You probably need to file a new Statement of Information (https://llcbizfile.sos.ca.gov/SI) to reflect a change in the manager(s), or member(s), of...

With respect to software, the intellectual property right that is most relevant is copyright. (I will assume that your app is not an invention that...

What happens to my insurance, mortgage, and property taxes after I have dissolved my LLC?

The dissolution process includes "winding up" the LLC's business. The relevant statutes are Sections 17707.01 - 17707.09 of the California...

Can a lawyer withhold information about his trust account versus the client whose money is supposed to go to that account?

To the best of my knowledge, the lawyer has no obligation to disclose trust account details, and you have no right to inspect that account or...

Non-compete clause - American tech company headquartered in California for a position in Canada.

You have quoted what appears to be a non-solicitation, rather than a non-compete, provision. You will be working (and, I assume, living) in...