Small claims court in WA state, proper jurisdiction of suing in small claims court

Yours is one problem with doing business long distance: the costs of traveling and suing are often more than the amount of money in dispute. Do...

Whether you as an adult can be adopted depends on the law of the place where the adoption takes place. Even if you can be legally adopted, the...

Replace green card

I haven't seen my Social Security card in decades. It is somewhere in the house. It may take me several days to find the card. No one has ever...

WA RCW 59.18, landlord's responsibilities to tenant under WA state landlord tenant act

WA Chapter 59.18 RCW (Residential landlord-tenant act) requires notices between landlord and tenant to be in writing. Thus, all communications to...

Necessary age to begin drawing social security in WA state, social security administration minimum age requirement

The Social Security Administration has much useful information at its free website: www.ssa.gov . You can check the information out to see if you...

U.s. citizen marriage to russian citizen adjustment status and bride's immigration status

In WA, a person's immigration status or lack thereof is not a statutory basis for the person's inability to marry another. (The statutory bases...

WA state landlord tenant act, liability to tenant for breaking lease because of job loss

Loss of a job is not a statutory basis for ending a lease early. You can review your agreement to see if there are provisions in there concerning...

Procedure and conseqences for divorcing alien in U.S. on conditional visa

In WA, the courts do not inquire into the immigration status of the participants in a family law proceeding. Whether a US citizen, legal permanent...

Under WA state landlord tenant act how many days does the landlord have to return tenant's deposit, RCW 59.18

If you are a residential tenant, you can review RCW 59.18.280 (Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant – Statement and notice...

Repayment of monies to the estate of a deceased uncle. Co-executor, and nephew of decedent claims money given to him was a gift

The beneficiaries likely should review their facts and options with an attorney licensed in the state where the uncle's estate is being...