What will happen to the remaining balance I owe on an attorney fees award if I declare bankruptcy?

I think it will depend on the basis for the fee award. If it came along with a judgment for fraud, willful and malicious injury and/or some other...

SMALL CLAIM CIVIL CODE PROCEDURE AND FORMS

You will find the Small Claims Act at Code of Civil Procedure § 116.110 and following. You can check the court's website for local rules. From...

Motion to Reconsider - Can defendant introduce old evidence (prior to demurrer hearing) to rebutt our new evidence?

The short answer is "it depends". The longer answer is that a demurrer is typically determined based on the four corners of the complaint and...

Is it legal to garnish your wages on a auto loan eight years old and I had full coverage along with gap insurance. 8 years later

If they are garnishing your wages then there probably is a court file out there with the judgment and other documentation for a lawsuit. The...

You are supposed to serve the ex parte papers at the first reasonable opportunity. If you are giving notice to go in ex parte the following day...

Dismiss after Settle 3.1385 and preparing for hearing; can we tell Judge we have two issues remaining?

This is very confusing. California Rule of Court 3.1385 talks about your duty to tell the court when the entire case is settled. Yet it sounds...

California - 1099 income garnishment by a judgment creditor.

Worst case for the debtor and best case for the creditor it will be 100%. However the debtor can try to argue that it is more like a wage...

Should I pay my "debt" or should I hire an attorney?

Sounds like you have a defense. The written contract is not necessarily the last word. Even provisions in a contract requiring that modifications...

Must the newspaper selected for publication be in the same county as the lawsuit?

The code calls for publication in a newspaper in CA that is most likely to give actual notice to the party. If the party resides or is located out...

Do I have to use a deposition officer to serve a subpoena for water company records if I don't have a lawyer? Where do I find

I think you'll need to get a subpoena issued by the court clerk. They issue them in blank and then you can fill it out to suit your needs. I...