Under Oregon law, it is a crime to "obtain the contents of" (i.e., to record) any in-person conversation unless all of the participants are aware...

My husband was threatened with a knife yesterday and the charges for the guy is a mesdemenor 1 why, he threatened my husband?

There's no real way to know why a prosecutor chose to file any particular charge as opposed to any other. Prosecutors have sole, unreviewable,...

The law of evidence does contain a "spousal privilege." Actually there are two different rules that comprise the spousal privilege. The first is a...

The law does not prohibit anyone from "dating" anyone else. The law does have rules about sexual conduct; but my hope is that, at 11 and 13, that's...

How can I get immediate full custody of my child?

An 'immediate danger' order may not be necessary. You and your child's other parent are the only people who have, by default, any custody rights to...

If I go to college full time do I still have to pay child support?

You would have to ask an attorney who practices law in California, if that is the state that issued your support order. I suspect that the answer...

This is one of those areas where the theory of law and the practice of it diverge. In theory, children don't get to decide for themselves whether...

How do i go about filing sexual harassment charges against a county employee of which the victim is my 17yo daughter?

You must contact the police and make a report - though I would strongly urge you to talk to your daughter about this and only to make the report if...

Conflict of Interest?

No. If you believe that the arrests were improper, your remedy is to show that at trial.

WWhat can happen if you violate a restraining order ?

It depends on what sort of restraining order you mean. Violations of a Family Abuse Prevention Act order (or "FAPA" order - which is what people...