Yes. The purpose of service is to give you actual notice of the proceedings against you - that is, to make you aware of them. In this case, that's...

Having a lawyer not make an appearance until the trial would deprive you of the value of much of their services. An attorney's value isn't just...

Yes, they can. It's important to understand the extent and limits of CPS's power. If the Department of Human Services (DHS), Child Protective...

In general it's a bad idea to give into demands from people making threats against you, particularly when you have no power over them. I mean,...

The only way that anybody can ever legally force anybody else to do anything is to file a motion with the court. Here's how this might play out...

They can investigate you for as long as they like. If they want to convict you of a crime, they will need to persuade a prosecutor to file charges...

It means one of two things: if you did it right, it means that your divorce is finalized and you're no longer married. If you did it wrong, it...

Sometimes the first person to plea can negotiate a deal, in which they cooperate with the prosecution by agreeing to testify against the other...

Yes, unless a court has ordered otherwise. Under ORS 107.154 - I quote the law here directly - "unless otherwise ordered by the court, an order of...

Well, first of all, as a mandatory reporter, you must make an abuse report, immediately, if you've had personal contact with a child who's been...