Will he be prosecuted for welfare fraud?

It certainly sounds like they're gearing up for it. (I can't give you a probability figure. Single-event probabilities are logically meaningless....

After looking at a house for rent, I signed a contract and paid him most of a deposit. He changed his mind. Can he do this?

Whether this is legal depends upon the terms of the contract you signed. But, even if it's not, you have a duty to mitigate your damages - that is,...

When you divorce someone, then you're entitled to an equitable distribution of that part of their assets which they acquired during the course of...

My answer here will assume that this marriage is effectively over. Once threats like that are made, I would imagine that it will not be possible to...

Do i have rights to know if my ex girlfriends baby is mine?

I have to wonder if she might have also posted on this board, very recently... (see the post immediately above your own here) Yes, you have the...

Until my childs "dad" proves hes the father do i have to let him see her?

He has the right to seek a determination of paternity (that is, to be added to the birth certificate). And once he does, then in theory, you and he...

Can I get my last name changed legally without going to court?

The name change procedure requires one brief court hearing. It also requires posting notices of the name change for four weeks in several places...

As a step-parent (married to non-custodial husband paying child support in Oregon), will I be required to pay child support?

Generally, no. When a non-custodial parent remarries, we usually don't even look at the new spouse's income, when computing the parent's child...

An officer wrote the wrong identification number on my citation, is that good enough grounds to fight it?

It's not clear what sort of identification number you refer to (your driver's license or other ID number?). In any case, it's unlikely that this...

My daughter has a 22 month old boy. No custody has been established by law. Does the father have just as much rights to custody?

Assuming that paternity is established (i.e., both parents are listed on the birth certificate or otherwise proved to be the child's parents), then...