Personnel files availability

You can review the page "Payroll and Personnel Records" provided by Labor & Industries at:...

WA courts generally disfavor granting default judgment and prefer deciding the issues on the merits. Unless you can show that the 2-day late...

What type of lawyer do I need?

You likely have direct experience (from 2007) that being a victim of identity theft can give you many problems. Unfortunately, you are getting more...

B2 and driver's license

WA is supposedly one of two states in which an applicant for a driver's license does not have to prove lawful permission to be in the US. If you...

My fiance passed away. He has no surviving family. He was 60.. . What can I do or not do? Do I initiate or wait for the state?

You may want to review your specific facts with your attorney to see what legal options you have. If you two had what is used to be called a...

Is there an age in which a child can decide if he wants to live with mom or dad?

Children can decide with whom to live at any age. The problem is that the parents do not have to go along with what the children decide. Similarly,...

What are the laws on reporting crimes?

You can check out RCW 9.69.100 (Duty of witness of offense against child or any violent offense — Penalty) for one statute requiring witnesses to...

Spouses do not claim each other as dependents on their tax returns. Rather, if both spouses agree, they can filing a return under the status...

I-485 Current Status and Present Husband?

From the "Fact Sheet: USCIS To Process Applications of Widow(er)s of Deceased U.S. Citizens": Q. As a widow(er) of a U.S. citizen, am I required...

Landlord states "Will not rent to me again" with no real reason

Being late with rent twice in two years likely is a reason for most landlords not wanting to rent to the late paying tenant again. You may want...