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My mother has several debts. She has recently been hospitalized and incapacited. How will her debts be handled?
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Answered on January 29, 2010
Is your mother mentally competent? If so, you may be able to have an attorney come to meet with her at the hospital and assist her with a...
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I have no credit. How do I establish some?
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Answered on January 29, 2010
Get a secured credit card--these are the kind you pay in and draw down, kind of like a bank account. After six months of using it for small...
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I am married with 2 kids and live in WA, USA and want to move out to Canada with my boyfriend.
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Washington will have jurisdiction over your children for six months after you move. I do not practice in Canada so I cannot tell you whether it...
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If I owned a my house before getting married and my new husband used my equity to add on will he get 1/2 of the entire equity or
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Answered on January 29, 2010
This is an issue that requires some digging and mathematics. The amount of the net equity at the time you married him would be your separate...
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My divorce was final last week, now she wants property back
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Answered on January 29, 2010
Look at your divorce judgment or decree. If it says that you can keep all the property in your possession, you may be okay. You would be wise to...
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Should I file for an emergency order or contempt if the other parent is not sending the child to school?
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Answered on January 29, 2010
Yes, you need a motion and declaration for ex parte restraining order and order to show cause, an ex parte restraining order and order to show...
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Questions about a settlement conference in a divorce/custody battle.
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Mediation is a voluntary process. You cannot "make" him go unless your court requires mediation before it will finalize a divorce. Your court...
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Mediated agreement on child custody
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Many jurisdictions require that you put your agreements into the court record or file a petition for modification of the parenting plan and enter a...
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In Washington State can mediation delay the final court date?
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Know that just because there is a 90-day waiting period in Washington, it does not mean you are entitled to a divorce in 90 days. The only people...
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Is mediation required to "change" the parenting plan or only when there is a dispute about "following" the existing plan?
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Answered on January 29, 2010
Get her refusal to go in an email so you can show the court you followed the requirements of the parenting plan. You can use mediation to resolve...
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