Can I sue my abuser for physically disabling me?
I entirely agree with the other answers here. I write separately to add another important consideration you must bear in mind: Crime victims...
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I entirely agree with the other answers here. I write separately to add another important consideration you must bear in mind: Crime victims...
You haven't asked a question here, so it's hard to give an answer. (Please see this Guide:...
I agree with Mr. Shelby. I just want to add this: If this woman were represented by a lawyer, then she wouldn't be writing the letters herself;...
What you've described is not, legally speaking, a 'fraud.' A fraudulent marriage would be one where one of the spouses gave a false name, or was...
Yes, that's illegal. Oregon law prohibits covertly recording personal conversations (see ORS 165.540); it also more specifically criminalizes...
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A parent is not categorically excused from paying child support just because they receive SSI benefits. There is an algorithm that we use under...
The order can be renewed indefinitely until a final hearing on the merits. (Unless you choose not to contest the order, in which case it will...
Most likely the answer is no, but more information would be needed to answer fully. For example, parents giving a child up for adoption can agree...
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No. A child's sibling has no custody rights over the child whatsoever. A child can choose to live where they want at age 18 - that is, when they're...
You cannot charge anyone else with perjury, or with any other crime. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as "pressing charges."...