Landlord is deducting for exterior wear and tear among other false claims. How do I challenge this?

You can ask the Court to award you twice your damage deposit back plus pre judgment interest at 12% (simple) and your costs and fees. The critical...

Cannot move-out due the construction

Have you considered suing your landlord for constructive eviction? On these facts you have a good case. You are entitled to quiet enjoyment of...

I was a victum from the tanted food that killed many cats and dogs. I hired the lawyers at Blim & Edelson. I recieved nothing.

Write them a letter saying what you said here, and tell them that you are trying to reach them and have not recieved any return calls or letters....

Can my husband request for my name to revert back to using my maiden name?

Mr. Nguyen is exactly correct! Anybody can ask a court to do anything, but a court will not order someone to do something they are under no...

In the eye of the law a child is an infant until they are emancipated at the age of eighteen. A 12 year old is no more capable, legally, of...

When is it appropriate to have some ability to contact a spouce (ie. email) to help coordinate finances & chidren?

The DV advocate is absolutely correct. This is why RO's are such a bad idea unless they are necessary. You can avoid the issue by hiring counsel....

How can My brother Jerry and I force a limited durable financial power of attorney, or guardianship of our mother?

Mr. Milstein gave you an excellent response and I agree with his analysis. You cannot force someone to sign a POA; you can bring a guardianship...

How are retirement funds dispersed in a 14 yr. marriage when the wife is the main bread winner, husband was stay at home dad.

The law you should be looking for is on separation agreements. WA courts will cheerfully eviscerate post-nup agreements that are unfair on their...

Divorce after 7 years? Are we legally seperated now?

You are not legally separated unless or until a Judge signs an order of legal separation. A dissolution has a waiting period of 90 days in...

Can a relationship be meretricious when one indiv was married half of the so called "meretricious" relationship? Any case law?

The caselaw you will want is Pennington. That is a Supreme Court decision from a few years ago that is the gold standard for application of the...