Got served papers for a check that I didnt know it went to collection what do I do

If it started out as a $22 check, it's no doubt a several hundred dollar bill by now. Unfortunately, you have limited options at this point: ...

Can a Judge conduct "Private" Jury Instructions off record after the Jury has begun deliberating?

Not that I'd ever heard. Where the jury appears to have difficulty reaching a verdict or has a question, the standard protocol is to bring the...

What kind of legal advice can you offer?

I don't know that I would be so quick to discard that as a defense. A jury might find you lacked mens rea (guilty mind--criminal intent) to...

Son in hit and run office state dmg in different places on two different reports sworn statements is case valid?

If you're referring to the criminal case, the conflict in where the damage was is just that: a conflict in the evidence. Is that sufficient to...

I was arrested for driving with my license suspended 2nd degree for the second time. what will happen to me?

The courts won't accept taking a friend to the drugstore as a justifiable "emergency". Taking someone to the hospital in a true life-threatening...

Iive in wash. st. can I can I have an uncontested divorce and laeve with my bills. in other words not leave her on the hook

I note you call them "my bills". If any of these were incurred before your marriage, you'd in all probability remain solely responsible for them....

Chances of father getting custody?

At 17, I take it you weren't married to the child's biological father. If this is true, and as he has refused to sign the child's birth...

Am I responsible for 2nd mtg that's in my ex's name only, if I still own the 1st mtg on the same property?

I would have the same assessment as Mr. Jacobs. Under your given facts, you should not be responsible in any way for the second mortgage. ...

While I respect email2020's right to respond, I don't agree with the assessment that you should not call in an abuse report lest the child be...

How do I keep my 3 granddaughers 1,2,and 3 from leaving the county, away from us and daycare, while parents are incarcerated,FL

It sounds like DCF has a CPI or caseworker on this case. That person can be your biggest block or your best friend. A couple of things to keep in...