Questions answered by Scott K Matthews

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How do I turn around false charges?

Scott's answer | Answered on July 12, 2015

Your immediate issues are getting your home back and getting any protection orders dismissed. You need to consult a landlord/tenant attorney and...

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Hello i have a legal question, about child custody

Scott's answer | Answered on June 13, 2015

It appears that your son has been transferred (integrated) into your home and family with his father's consent. If that is the case, you have a...

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Is my landlord's husband my landlord too if he isn't on my lease at all?

Scott's answer | Answered on May 18, 2015

It can be difficult to deal with a pushy landlord, but you need to make the police your very last resort. In the first place, unless there is a...

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Tenant moves out, stops payment on rent check even after receiving full refund due of flea infestation of premises.

Scott's answer | Answered on May 07, 2015

She owes you the rental amount. You owe her for actual damage to her belongings if you failed to giver her adequate notice. This is a...

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In family court does each new motion require resubmitting evidence as an exhibit? If I submitted an exhibit

Scott's answer | Answered on April 11, 2015

If you are submitting a new motion under a previous cause number, you do not need to re-FILE anything with the clerk. However, it is a good idea...

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Do I need to replace a roomates item that I broke?

Scott's answer | Answered on March 31, 2015

If you were simply doing her a favor by holding on to the item, then this is an instance of "gratuitous bailment." You are responsible if you made...

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I got dealer financing on a used car. They forgot to have me sign the Retail Installment Contract. Is the deal null and void?

Scott's answer | Answered on March 24, 2015

Used-car sales is an area that really proves the od adage possession is 9/10ths of the law. Many dealerships will repossess now and worry about the...

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I need advice from a guardianship attorney

Scott's answer | Answered on March 24, 2015

If a GAL has been appointed and a vulnerable adult or guardianship petition has been filed, then those are the avenues you should go through to...

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Does a month-to-month rental agreement need a holdover clause in it?

Scott's answer | Answered on March 21, 2015

There is no way to answer this question properly without reading the entire agreement. No contract can be evaluated one clause at a time. The...

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How can the landlord be made to fix the mold issues that has been making me so sick I can't get better.I've been sick for months

Scott's answer | Answered on March 17, 2015

Unfortunately, mold issues are very difficult to address under the law in Washington. Almost every eviction case carries some counter-claim of...

Scott K Matthews's Answers (460)

How do I turn around false charges?

Hello i have a legal question, about child custody

Is my landlord's husband my landlord too if he isn't on my lease at all?

Tenant moves out, stops payment on rent check even after receiving full refund due of flea infestation of premises.

In family court does each new motion require resubmitting evidence as an exhibit? If I submitted an exhibit

Do I need to replace a roomates item that I broke?

I got dealer financing on a used car. They forgot to have me sign the Retail Installment Contract. Is the deal null and void?

I need advice from a guardianship attorney

Does a month-to-month rental agreement need a holdover clause in it?

How can the landlord be made to fix the mold issues that has been making me so sick I can't get better.I've been sick for months